Overland Stage Raiders
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broadcast in the United States on the STARZ Westerns cable station on
December 8th at 1:15 pm, and again on December 21st at 4:30 pm and
December 28th at 4:00 am. It will also be shown on the MOVIEplex cable
station on December 8th at 2:15 pm. Consult your local listing for
further deatils.
Overland Stage Raiders (1938) is not a great film, but is worth seeing
because Louise Brooks is featured in it. Though she then sported a
brushed-back 1930's hairstyle (and not her trademark bob), she still
looked quite lovely at age 31. The film is approximately 55 minutes
long, and is considered part of the "Three Mesquiteers" series. Brooks
co-stars along with John Wayne, Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune.
Interestingly, because it starred John Wayne (before he made it big in
the movies), this otherwise b-grade picture has occassionally been
shown theatrically in the United States in the decades since its
release. These screenings tool place in the 1940's and 1950's. The film
was also shown on television in the 1970's. I wonder how many viewers
then recognized the once and future Lulu?