Overland Mail

"15 chapters of thundering thrills!"

1942 4h 39m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

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6.7

IMDB

★10.0TMDB · 1★6.7IMDB · 82

Western

Synopsis

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Two investigators for a stagecoach company are assigned to find out why the company's stages keep being ambushed. They discover that the culprits are white men disguised as Indians, and they set out to discover who is behind the plot.

“15 chapters of thundering thrills!”

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Cast

Lon Chaney Jr.
Jim Lane
Helen Parrish
Barbara Gilbert
Noah Beery Jr.
Sierra Pete
Don Terry
Buckskin Billy Burke
Bob Baker
Bill Cody [Chs.1,14]
Noah Beery
Frank Chadwick
Tom Chatterton
Tom Gilbert
Charles Stevens
Puma - Henchman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ford Beebe
Writers: Paul Huston, Johnston McCulley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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At 279 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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84 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CAST

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Lon Chaney Jr. and Helen Parrish and Noah Beery Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "15 chapters of thundering thrills!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035165 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ford Beebe directs. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 279 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
284 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lon Chaney Jr. and Helen Parrish and Noah Beery Jr. carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "15 chapters of thundering thrills!".
5IMDB entry: tt0035165 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.