Cody of the Pony Express

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Cody of the Pony Express
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
(as Spencer Bennet)
Screenplay byDavid Mathews
Lewis Clay
Charles R. Condon
Story by George H. Plympton
Joseph F. Poland
Produced by Sam Katzman
Starring Jock O'Mahoney
Dickie Moore
Peggy Stewart
William Fawcett
Cinematography Ira H. Morgan
Edited by Earl Turner
Color process Black and white
Production
company
Sam Katzman Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • April 6, 1950 (1950-04-06)
Running time
270 minutes
(15 episodes)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

Contents

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

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

  1. Cody Carries the Mail
  2. Captured by Indians
  3. Cody Saves a Life
  4. Cody Follows a Trail
  5. Cody to the Rescue
  6. The Fatal Arrow
  7. Cody Gets His Man
  8. Renegade Raiders
  9. Frontier Law
  10. Cody Tempts Fate
  11. Trouble at Silver Gap
  12. Cody Comes Through
  13. Marshal of Nugget City
  14. Unseen Danger
  15. Cody's Last Ride

Source: [2]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp.  250. ISBN   0-7864-0471-X.
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