Cody of the Pony Express

Cody of the Pony Express
Cody of the Pony Express
Directed by	Spencer Gordon Bennett
Written by	George H. Plympton; Joseph F. Poland; (story); Lewis Clay; Charles R. Condon; David Mathews; (screenplay)
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	Jock O'Mahoney; Dickie Moore; Peggy Stewart; William Fawcett
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan (B&W)
Edited by	Earl Turner
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff (musical director)
Distributed by	USA Columbia Pictures
Release date	USA April 6, 1950
Running time	15 episodes; 270 minutes
Land	Template:Film US
Sprache	Englisch

Cody of the Pony Express (1950) is the 42nd serial released by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

Widely known as Buffalo Bill, William Cody helped define the image of the Old West and became one of the best-known celebrities of the 19th and early 20th centuries. As a teenager, he herded cattle and rode vast distances for the Pony Express in order to support the family. Its 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. Original name is Cody O'Rourke.

Cast

Jock O'Mahoney	Lt. Jim Archer
Dickie Moore	Bill Cody
Peggy Stewart	Linda Graham
William Fawcett	Erza Graham
Tom London	Doc Laramie
Helena Dare	Ma Graham
George J. Lewis	Mortimer Black
Pierce Lyden	Slim Randall
Jack Ingram	Pecos
Rick Vallin	Denver

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

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References

^ Harmon, Jim. "4. The Boys "Sir, I'd Advise You To Duck That Spear!"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. pp. pp. 93. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ Cline, William C. "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. pp. 250. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

External links

[1] Harmon, Jim. "4. The Boys "Sir, I'd Advise You To Duck That Spear!"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. pp. pp. 93. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[2] Cline, William C. "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. pp. 250. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

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