Cody of the Pony Express

270 minutes
(15 episodes)CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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

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

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References

External links

• Cody of the Pony Express at AllMovie
• Cody of the Pony Express at IMDb
• Cinefania.com