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Overland Pacific

Overland Pacific

Hard-as-spikes men and soft-as-silk women ... they ran into towering canyons and Comanche terror when they ran the railroad to the Gold Coast.

19544.91h 13m

Overview

A railroad investigator discovers that there's more than meets the eye to a series of reported Indian attacks against the railroad.

Directed by Fred F. Sears
Written by Frederick Louis Fox, J. Robert Bren, Gladys Atwater
Produced by Edward Small
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Top Cast

Jock Mahoney

Jock Mahoney

Ross Granger

Peggie Castle

Peggie Castle

Ann Dennison

Adele Jergens

Adele Jergens

Jessie Loraine

William Bishop

William Bishop

Del Stewart

Chubby Johnson

Chubby Johnson

Sheriff Blaney

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Mr. Dennison

Chris Alcaide

Chris Alcaide

Jason

Pat Hogan

Pat Hogan

Dark Thunder

Fred Graham

Fred Graham

Jenks - Stage Driver

Themes & Keywords

saloonrange warrailroadcrooked sheriff

About Overland Pacific

Overland Pacific is a western film released in 1954 exploring themes of saloon, range war, railroad, crooked sheriff. Directed by Fred F. Sears, it stars Jock Mahoney, Peggie Castle, Adele Jergens. A railroad investigator discovers that there's more than meets the eye to a series of reported Indian attacks against the railroad.

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