A Desperate Adventure is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by J. P. McGowan and starring Franklyn Farnum, Marie Walcamp, and Priscilla Bonner.
A nitrate print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.
A Secret Service agent is running down a band of smugglers known as "The Black Pete Gang".
Director J. P. McGowan had a reputation for being able to work with temperamental stars. Marie Walcamp had previously worked with McGowan on two short films in 1915, and the 18-chapter serial film The Red Glove in 1919. A Desperate Adventure was one of two Westerns she worked on for McGowan in 1924, the second being Western Vengeance.
The film was released on June 20, or September 29, 1924.