A "special" by Monogram standards, Lure of the Wasteland was lensed in a not inexpensive process called Telco-color. Grant Withers takes a break from his duties in the "Mister Wong" series to play Smitty, a US marshal assigned to track down $250,000 in stolen bonds.

Directed by: Harry L. Fraser
Written by: Robert Emmett Tansey
Runtime: 55 minutes
Tagline: Photographed in natural COLOR by Francis Corby
Cast:
Grant Withers Grant Withers
Smitty 
LeRoy Mason LeRoy Mason
Butch Cooper 
Ruth Findlay Ruth Findlay
Ruth Carlton (as Marion Arnold) 
Tom London Tom London
Foreman 
Henry Roquemore Henry Roquemore
Judge Carlton