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The Telegraph Trail

"The story of how the telegraph was laid from East to West, with plenty of hardships and Indian attacks."

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NR 1933 · 54m
Action, Western
Starring John Wayne · Duke · Frank McHugh
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A greedy businessman-turned-renegade foments an Indian uprising against the coming telegraph to perpetuate his economic stranglehold on the territory.

Theatrical
Mar 18, 1933
DVD / Blu-ray
May 22, 2007
Director
Tenny Wright
Writer
Kurt Kempler
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Keywords
indian uprising
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Cast

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J
John Wayne
John Trent
D
Duke
Duke - John's Horse
F
Frank McHugh
Corporal Tippy
M
Marceline Day
Alice Keller
O
Otis Harlan
Uncle Zeke Keller
A
Albert J. Smith
Gus Lynch
Y
Yakima Canutt
High Wolf
L
Lafe McKee
Lafe
C
Chief John Big Tree
Indian Chief (uncredited)
C
Clarence Geldart
Army Captain (uncredited)
S
Slim Whitaker
Second Henchman (uncredited)

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