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The California Mail
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5446 feet
Directed by Albert Rogell (Albert S. Rogell)

Cast: Ken Maynard [Bob Scott], Dorothy Dwan [Molly Butler], Lafe McKee [William Butler], Paul Hurst [‘Rowdy’ Ryan], C.E. Anderson [Butch McGraw], Fred Burns [John Harrison], Tarzan the horse

Charles Rogers Productions production; distributed by First National Pictures, Incorporated [A First National Picture]. / Produced by Charles R. Rogers and Bryan Foy. Scenario by Marion Jackson, from a screen story by Marion Jackson. Production supervised by Harry J. Brown (Harry Joe Brown). Cinematography by Frank B. Good. Film editor, Fred Allen. Intertitles written by Lesley Mason (Leslie Mason). Presented by Charles R. Rogers. / © 3 April 1929 by First National Pictures, Incorporated [LP282]. Premiered 17 February 1929. General release, 7 April 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 15 July 2023.

References: Weaver-Twenty p. 239 : ClasIm-301 p. 10 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.