The Overland Telegraph

Synopsis

At the beginning of the Civil War, as federal troops start to build the first overland telegraph, Indians, who fear the wires, kill some of the linesmen. In response, Major Hammond, who oversees the troops, requests that President Abraham Lincoln send twenty thousand more soldiers to come to his aid. Lincoln grants Hammond's request, and sends along Capt. Allen, who is knowledgeable about Indians. At his new post, Allen discovers that a Confederate spy has been fomenting trouble with the Indians. Allen eventually uncovers the spy, makes peace with the Indians and wins the love of Dorothy, a young woman who lives at the post.

Main Cast

Tim McCoy

Captain Allen

Age : 86 | Popularity : 8%

Dorothy Janis

Dorothy

Age : 98 | Popularity : 3%

Frank Rice

Easy

Age : 43 | Popularity : 3%

Lawford Davidson

Briggs

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Clarence Geldart

Major Hammond

Age : 67 | Popularity : 3%

Chief John Big Tree

Medecine Man

Age : 90 | Popularity : 7%

Joseph Mills

Abraham Lincoln

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Arthur Reed
Editing	Editor	William LeVanway
Directing	Director	John Waters
Writing	Story	Ward Wing
	Adaptation	Edward J. Meagher
	Writer	George C. Hull
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Lucia Coulter
Department	Role	Name

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