Overland Telegraph (1951)
Tim HOLT...RIDING THE RANGE WITH ROARING SIX-GUNS!
Not to be confused with the 1929 film The Overland Telegraph, this Western from director Lesley Selander stars Tim Holt as a cowboy appropriately named Tim Holt. In order to hinder the construction of a new telegraph line for his own financial gain, scheming shopkeeper Paul Manning (George Nader) enlists the assistance of a gang of outlaws led by Brad Roberts (Hugh Beaumont in one of his many pre-Leave it to Beaver roles). Unfortunately for the bad guys, Holt and his cohort Chito Rafferty (Richard Martin) sense that there's foul play afoot and embark on an investigation.
- Date of release
- 1951-12-15
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Western
- Director
- Lesley Selander
Casting
- Tim Holt — Tim Holt
- Gail Davis — Terry Muldoon
- Hugh Beaumont — Brad Roberts
- Mari Blanchard — Stella
- George Nader — Paul Manning
- Robert J. Wilke — Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
- Cliff Clark — Terence Muldoon
- Russell Hicks — Col. Marvin
- Robert Bray — Steve - Henchman
- Fred Graham — Joe - Henchman
- Richard Martin — Chito Rafferty
Interesting facts
Overland Telegraph is a 1951 American Western film starring Tim Holt.
Production
"It was one of the best scripts for a girl that I'd seen around that particular time," said Gail Davis. "A lot of times in Westerns they gave the girl the part where she sits at the ranch house waiting for the cowboy to come home, or she waves to the cowboy at the end of the picture as he rides off into the sunset."
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