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The California Mail (1929)

The California Mail poster
Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent western about a mail route that faces trouble. A hero works to keep the mail moving through a dangerous area.

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What happens

The California Mail is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Marion Jackson and Leslie Mason. The film stars Ken Maynard, Dorothy Dwan, Lafe McKee, Paul Hurst, C.E. Anderson and Fred Burns. The film was released on April 7, 1929, by First National Pictures. This film proved to be the last completely silent feature released by First National without a soundtrack. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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