Cody of the Pony Express is a 1950 American Western serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It starred Jock Mahoney, Dickie Moore, Peggy Stewart and William Fawcett.
Plot
The plot centers on a young Cody joining forces with the Lieutenant Jim Archer to battle an outlaw gang secretly headed by Mortimer Black, an unscrupulous lawyer who is tempted by greed into a series of crimes leading to murder.
Cast
- Jock Mahoney as Lt. Jim Archer (as Jock O'Mahoney)
- Dickie Moore as Bill Cody
- Peggy Stewart as Linda Graham
- William Fawcett as Erza Graham
- Tom London as Doc Laramie
- Helena Dare as Ma Graham
- George J. Lewis as Mortimer Black
- Pierce Lyden as Slim Randall [Chs.4-15]
- Jack Ingram as Pecos [Chs.1-7]
- Rick Vallin as Henchman Denver [Chs.1-4]
- Frank Ellis as Durk - Henchman [Chs.1,2,4,8-10,12-15]
- Ross Elliott as Irv - Henchman
- Ben Corbett as Henchman Eric Mason
- Rusty Wescoatt as Denver - Hired Gunman [Ch.14]
Production
Cody of the Pony Express was filmed on locations in Pioneertown, California.
Cody of the Pony Express was the last serial with a boy in the title role (in this case as the young Buffalo Bill/William F. Cody).[1]
Chapter titles
- Cody Carries the Mail
- Captured by Indians
- Cody Saves a Life
- Cody Follows a Trail
- Cody to the Rescue
- The Fatal Arrow
- Cody Gets His Man
- Renegade Raiders
- Frontier Law
- Cody Tempts Fate
- Trouble at Silver Gap
- Cody Comes Through
- Marshal of Nugget City
- Unseen Danger
- Cody's Last Ride
Source:[2]
References
- ^ Harmon, Jim; Donald F. Glut (1973). "4. The Boys "Sir, I'd Advise You To Duck That Spear!"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 250. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
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