Overland Mail 82 years old

15 chapters of thundering thrills!

Overland Mail

Two investigators for a stagecoach company are assigned to find out why the company's stages keep being ambushed. They discover that the culprits are white men disguised as Indians, and they set out to discover who is behind the plot.

Credits

Overland Mail Cast

Name Character
Ray Teal He was 40, 74 years old when he died as Phony Indian
Artie Ortego He was 52, 70 years old when he died as Indian / Townsman
Noah Beery He was 60, 64 years old when he died as Frank Chadwick (as Noah Beery Sr.)
Forrest Taylor He was 58, 81 years old when he died as Taylor
Iron Eyes Cody He was 35, 91 years old when he died as Indian
Carleton Young He was 36, 89 years old when he died as Lem - Henchman
Noah Beery, Jr. He was 29, 81 years old when he died as Sierra Pete
Tom Chatterton He was 61, 71 years old when he died as Tom Gilbert
Harry Tenbrook He was 54, 72 years old when he died as Miles - Stage Driver
Horace B. Carpenter He was 67, 70 years old when he died as Post Defender
Bud McClure He was 59, 59 years old when he died as Townsman
Henry Wills He was 21, 73 years old when he died as Wagon Man
Harry Cording He was 51, 63 years old when he died as Sam Gregg - Henchman
George Sherwood He was 50, 90 years old when he died as Lt. Turner
Henry Hall He was 65, 78 years old when he died as Mr. Crabtree
Jim Mason He was 53, 70 years old when he died as Man in Cafe
Ethan Laidlaw He was 42, 63 years old when he died as Jake - Henchman
Blackie Whiteford He was 53, 72 years old when he died as Bartender
Art Dillard He was 35, 53 years old when he died as Townsman
Billy Wilkerson He was 40, 63 years old when he died as Indian
Marguerite De La Motte She was 40, 47 years old when she died as Rose - the Waitress [Chs. 1, 8]
Jack O'Shea He was 15, now 67 years old as Freighter
Tom Steele He was 36, 73 years old when he died as Pony Express Rider
Ruth Rickaby as Minnie - the Hag
Curley Dresden He was 42, 52 years old when he died as Man in Cafe
Charles Murphy He was 74, 63 years old when he died as Townsman
William Moss He was 50, 79 years old when he died as Ben Briston - Wagonmaster
Don Terry He was 40, 86 years old when he died as Buckskin Billy Burke
Jack Rockwell He was 51, 57 years old when he died as Slade - Hired Gunman [Chs. 8-9]
Blackjack Ward He was 51, 62 years old when he died as Wrangler
Riley Hill He was 28, 79 years old when he died as Mack - Henchman (as Roy Harris)
Tex Palmer He was 38, 77 years old when he died as Townsman / Phony Indian
Helen Parrish She was 19, 35 years old when she died as Barbara Gilbert
William Gould He was 56, 83 years old when he died as Col. Medford
Bill Nestell He was 49, 73 years old when he died as Man in Cafe
Al Taylor He was 5, 3 years old when he died as Man in Cafe
Ben Taggart He was 53, 57 years old when he died as Lamont [Chs. 7-8]
Frank Ellis He was 45, 71 years old when he died as Townsman
Charles Stevens He was 49, 71 years old when he died as Puma - Henchman
Roy Bucko He was 49, 60 years old when he died as Townsman
Chief Thundercloud He was 43, 56 years old when he died as Chief Many Moons
Robert Barron He was 17, 42 years old when he died as Charles Darson
Lon Chaney (Sr.) He was 59, 47 years old when he died as Jim Lane

Overland Mail Crew

Name Department
Ford Beebe as Director. He was 53 (90) years old when He died Directing
Johnston McCulley as Story. He was 59 (75) years old when He died Writing
John Rawlins as Director. He was 40 (94) years old when He died Directing
Paul Huston as Screenplay. He was 17 (66) years old when He died Writing
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Overland Mail (82 years)

15 chapters of thundering thrills!

  • Release day: Tuesday, September 22, 1942
  • Runtime: 279 minutes