The Overland Telegraph | |
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Directed by | John Waters |
Screenplay by | Harry Sinclair Drago George C. Hull Edward J. Meagher |
Story by | Ward Wing |
Starring | Tim McCoy Dorothy Janis Frank Rice Lawford Davidson Clarence Geldart Chief John Big Tree |
Cinematography | Arthur Reed |
Edited by | William LeVanway |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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