Cody of the Pony Express

Cody of the Pony Express
Cody of the Pony Express
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Spencer Gordon Bennet; (as Spencer Bennet)
Screenplay by	David 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;
Running time	270 minutes; (15 episodes)
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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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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[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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