Overland Bound

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Overland Bound
Overland Bound.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Leo D. Maloney
Written by Ford Beebe
Produced by Ralph M. Like
Leo D. Maloney
Harry W. Ramsey
W. Ray Johnston
Starring Leo D. Maloney
Allene Ray
Jack Perrin
Lydia Knott
Cinematography Walter Haas
William Nobles
Edited by Fred Bain
Production
company
Presidio Pictures
Distributed by Rayart Pictures
Release date
November 23, 1929
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish sound film

Overland Bound is a 1929 American Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Allene Ray, Jack Perrin and Lydia Knott. It is considered to be the first all-talking B Western to be made, following on from the success of the hit 1928 Fox Western In Old Arizona . Despite the drawback of the film's poor sound recording quality, it was successfully distributed. [1] It was Maloney's final film as he died shortly after its release.

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Synopsis

A man tries to trick a mother and her daughter into selling their ranch, a potentially lucrative property on the site of a future railroad. He hires a man to pose as the mother's long-lost son.

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