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Frontier Pony Express

Frontier Pony Express

Brave men on gallant horses...risking life and limb on the western plains...to insure the safety of their precious cargoes.

19394.00h 58m

Overview

In the midst of the Civil War, Lassiter has a plan to get control of California. Working out of St. Joseph, he plans to send forged messages to the troops on the west coast via Pony Express. First he attempts to bribe Pony Express ride Roy Rogers. When Roy refuses he turns to the outlaw Johnson and his gang and this leads to trouble.

Directed by Joseph Kane
Written by Norman S. Hall
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Top Cast

Roy Rogers

Roy Rogers

Roy Rogers

Lynne Roberts

Lynne Roberts

Ann Langhorne

Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton

Horseshoe

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

Senator Calhoun Lassister

Noble Johnson

Noble Johnson

Luke Johnson

Monte Blue

Monte Blue

Cherokee

Don Dillaway

Don Dillaway

Brett Langhorne

William Royle

William Royle

Dan Garrett

Ethel Wales

Ethel Wales

Mrs. Murphy

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Man at Deer Lodge Station

Themes & Keywords

singing cowboy

About Frontier Pony Express

Frontier Pony Express is a western film released in 1939 exploring themes of singing cowboy. Directed by Joseph Kane, it stars Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Raymond Hatton. In the midst of the Civil War, Lassiter has a plan to get control of California. Working out of St. Joseph, he plans to send forged messages to the troops on the west coast via Pony Express. First he attempts to bribe Pony Express ride Roy Rogers. When Roy refuses he turns to the outlaw Johnson and his gang and this leads to trouble.

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