Overland Mail
15 chapters of thundering thrills!
1942 · 279 min · ★ 10.0 · Western
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.
Directed by Ford Beebe · Written by Paul Huston
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Lon Chaney Jr. Jim Lane -
Helen Parrish Barbara Gilbert -
Noah Beery Jr. Sierra Pete - D Don Terry Buckskin Billy Burke
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Bob Baker Bill Cody [Chs.1,14] -
Noah Beery Frank Chadwick (as Noah Beery Sr.) -
Tom Chatterton Tom Gilbert -
Charles Stevens Puma - Henchman -
Robert Barron Charles Darson -
Harry Cording Sam Gregg - Henchman -
Marguerite De La Motte Rose - the Waitress [Chs. 1, 8] -
Ben Taggart Lamont [Chs. 7-8]
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