''The Overland Stage'' is a 1927 American
silent Western
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film directed by
Albert S. Rogell
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Rogell directed more than a hundred movies between 1921 and 1958. He was the uncle of producer Sid Rogell.
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and written by
Marion Jackson
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. The film stars
Ken Maynard
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Maynard was also an occasional screenwrit ...
,
Kathleen Collins
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,
Tom Santschi
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,
Sheldon Lewis
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Lewis was married to actress Virginia Pearson, and they were ...
,
Dot Farley
Dorothea "Dot" Farley (February 6, 1881 – May 2, 1971) was an American film actress who appeared in 280 motion pictures between 1910 and 1950. She was also known as Dorothy Farley.
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Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dorothea Farley was t ...
and
Florence Turner
Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films.
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Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by he ...
. The film was released on January 31, 1927, by
First National Pictures
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.
Cast
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Ken Maynard
Kenneth Olin Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American actor and producer. He was mostly active from the 1920s to the 1940s and considered one of the biggest Western stars in Hollywood.
Maynard was also an occasional screenwrit ...
as Jack Jessup
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Kathleen Collins
Kathleen Collins (March 18, 1942 – September 18, 1988) (also known as Kathleen Conwell, Kathleen Conwell Collins or Kathleen Collins Prettyman) was an African-American poet, playwright, writer, filmmaker, director, civil rights activist, and ...
as Barbara Marshall
*
Tom Santschi
Tom or TOM may refer to:
* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
as Hawk Lespard
*
Sheldon Lewis
Sheldon Lewis (April 20, 1868 – May 7, 1958) was an American actor of the silent era best known for his antagonistic roles. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1936.
Lewis was married to actress Virginia Pearson, and they were ...
as Jules
*
Dot Farley
Dorothea "Dot" Farley (February 6, 1881 – May 2, 1971) was an American film actress who appeared in 280 motion pictures between 1910 and 1950. She was also known as Dorothy Farley.
Biography
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dorothea Farley was t ...
as Aunt Viney
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Florence Turner
Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films.
Biography
Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by he ...
as Alice Gregg
*
Jay Hunt as John Gregg
* William Malan as John Marshall
*
Paul Hurst
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as Hell-A-Poppin' Casey
*
Fred Burns
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as Butterfield
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1927 films
1920s English-language films
1927 Western (genre) films
First National Pictures films
Films directed by Albert S. Rogell
American black-and-white films
Silent American Western (genre) films
1920s American films
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