The Wagon Show

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The Wagon Show
The Wagon Show poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Harry Joe Brown
Screenplay by Ford Beebe
Don Ryan
Starring Ken Maynard
Ena Gregory
Maurice Costello
Fred Malatesta
George Davis
May Boley
Cinematography Georges Benoît
Edited by Fred Allen
Production
company
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • February 19, 1928 (1928-02-19)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Wagon Show is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by Ford Beebe and Don Ryan. The film stars Ken Maynard, Ena Gregory, Maurice Costello, Fred Malatesta, George Davis and May Boley. The film was released on February 19, 1928, by First National Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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