The Desert Breed is a 1915 American silent Western film directed by Joe De Grasse, written by Tom Forman, and featuring Lon Chaney and Pauline Bush.
[1] Two fugitives, Fred and Jack, dash out of the tiny town of Rawhide one night with a posse in hot pursuit.
Jessie refuses to open the door to the two strangers and when they break in, one of the men lights a match and sees Pauline in the shadows pointing a revolver at them.
Out of gratitude, Jessie offers to show the fugitives the trail that will bring them safely across the desert to the border.
[2]) "This picture is full of strange charm and both acting and settings combine to produce the fascinating desert atmosphere.