The Overland Telegraph (1929)Stream and Watch Online

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Released March 2nd, 1929, 'The Overland Telegraph' stars Tim McCoy, Dorothy Janis, Frank Rice, Lawford Davidson The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .