Parade of the West

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Parade of the West
Directed by Harry Joe Brown
Screenplay by Bennett Cohen
Leslie Mason
Story byBennett Cohen
Produced by Ken Maynard
StarringKen Maynard
Gladys McConnell
Otis Harlan
Jack Hanlon
Frank Rice
Fred Burns
Cinematography Ted D. McCord
Edited by Fred Allen
Production
company
Ken Maynard Productions Inc.
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • January 19, 1930 (1930-01-19)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Sound film (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles

Parade of the West is a 1930 American pre-Code Western part-talkie sound film film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by Bennett Cohen and Leslie Mason. While the film has a few talking sequences, the majority of the film featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The film stars Ken Maynard, Gladys McConnell, Otis Harlan, Jack Hanlon, Frank Rice and Fred Burns. [1] [2] [3] The film was released on January 19, 1930, by Universal Pictures.

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