Somewhere in Sonora (1927 film)

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Somewhere in Sonora
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Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Screenplay by Marion Jackson
Based onSomewhere South in Sonora
by Will Levington Comfort
Produced by Harry Joe Brown
Starring Ken Maynard
Kathleen Collins
Frank Leigh
Joseph Bennett
Charles Hill Mailes
Carl Stockdale
Cinematography Sol Polito
Production
company
Charles R. Rogers Productions
Distributed by First National Pictures
Release date
  • April 3, 1927 (1927-04-03)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Somewhere in Sonora is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Marion Jackson. It is based on the 1925 novel Somewhere South in Sonora by Will Levington Comfort. The film stars Ken Maynard, Kathleen Collins, Frank Leigh, Joseph Bennett, Charles Hill Mailes and Carl Stockdale. The film was released on April 3, 1927, by First National Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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