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Genre | Western |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 35 |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 25 mins. |
Production company | California National Productions |
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Network | Syndication |
Release | October 7, 1959[1] – May 31, 1960 |
Pony Express is an American Western television series about the adventures of an agent in the 1860s of the Central Overland Express Company, better known as the Pony Express. [2] The half-hour program starring Grant Sullivan and Don Dorrell was created by California National Productions. [2] Pony Express ran for thirty-five episodes in syndication from the fall of October 1959 until May 1960. In its final days, the series just managed to coincide with the centennial of the Pony Express (April 3, 1860).[ citation needed ]
The series featured two recurring roles: Grant Sullivan as Brett Clark, a roving investigator for the company, and Don Dorrell as Donovan, a young Pony Express rider. The majority of the weekly episodes involved Clark and Donovan solving various Pony Express mysteries. [3]
Pony Express was filmed at Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth in Los Angeles County, California.[ citation needed ] It was one of several western-themed television shows produced by CNP, including Boots and Saddles (1957–1958) and Union Pacific (1959–1960) and Frontier (1955-1956).[ citation needed ] CNP created the series for the 100th anniversary of the actual Pony Express. [4]
The Pony Express pilot, the first Western television pilot shot in colour, [1] was shot in February 1957 with James Best in the lead. This version did not sell (although Best was included in a TV Guide photo feature on upcoming TV westerns in June of that year) but was later aired, slightly re-edited, as an episode of the syndicated series.
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "The Story Of Julesberg" | Lewis R. Foster | Teleplay by : Sam Peckinpah | |
2 | "The Killer" | James Nielsen | Story by : Tony Barrett Teleplay by : Jack Laird | |
3 | "The Replacement" | Jean Yabrough | Teleplay by : John Meredyth Lucas | |
4 | "The Last Mile" | Frank Adreon | Teleplay by : Joe Stone and Paul King | |
5 | "Payoff" | TBD | TBD | |
6 | "Wrong Rope" | Jean Yabrough | Teleplay by : Budd Lesser | |
7 | "The Deadly Sniper" | Jean Yabrough | Teleplay by : Lee Berg and Harry Clork | |
8 | "Justice For Jenny" | TBD | TBD | |
9 | "The Treaty" | TBD | TBD | |
10 | "Message From New Orleans" | Frank McDonald | Teleplay by : William R. Cox and Harry Clork | |
11 | "The Good Samaritan" | Jean Yabrough | Teleplay by : Rudy Makoul and Joel Rogosin | |
12 | "The Peace Offering" | TBD | TBD | |
13 | "The Wrong Man" | TBD | TBD | |
14 | "The Reluctant Bride" | TBD | TBD | |
15 | "Lady's Choice" | TBD | TBD | |
16 | "Token Payment" | TBD | Teleplay by : Budd Lesser | |
17 | "We Ourselves" | TBD | TBD | |
18 | "Showdown At Thirty Mile Ridge" | TBD | TBD | |
19 | "Bandido" | Frank McDonald | Teleplay by : Joe Stone and Paul King | |
20 | "Princess Of Crazy Creek" | Frank McDonald | Teleplay by : Joe Stone and Paul King | |
21 | "The Theft" | TBD | TBD | |
22 | "Duel At Devil's Canyon" | TBD | TBD | |
23 | "Vendetta" | TBD | TBD | |
24 | "Mail For A Male" | TBD | TBD | |
25 | "The Breadwinner" | TBD | TBD | |
26 | "The Golden Circle" | TBD | TBD | |
27 | "The Station Keeper's Bride" | TBD | TBD | |
28 | "The Pendant" | TBD | TBD | |
29 | "Special Delivery" | TBD | TBD | |
30 | "The Wedding Of Big Zack" | Frank McDonald | Teleplay by : Raphael Hayes | |
31 | "The Renegade" | TBD | TBD | |
32 | "Trial By Fury" | TBD | TBD | |
33 | "Reclaim" | TBD | TBD | |
34 | "Ghost Of Caribou Ridge" | Frank McDonald | Teleplay by : Joe Stone and Paul King | |
35 | "The Search" | Frank McDonald | Teleplay by : John Meredyth Lucas |
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