''Cody of the Pony Express'' is a 1950 American
Western
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directed by
Spencer Gordon Bennet
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Born in Brooklyn, New York, Benn ...
. It starred
Jock Mahoney
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,
Dickie Moore,
Peggy Stewart and
William Fawcett William or Bill Fawcett or ''variation'', may refer to:
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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
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Jock Mahoney
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as Lt. Jim Archer (as Jock O'Mahoney)
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Dickie Moore as Bill Cody
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Peggy Stewart as Linda Graham
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William Fawcett William or Bill Fawcett or ''variation'', may refer to:
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* William Fawcett (actor) (1894–1974), American actor who was awarded the ''Légion d'honneur''
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as Erza Graham
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Tom London
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as Doc Laramie
* Helena Dare as Ma Graham
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George J. Lewis as Mortimer Black
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Pierce Lyden
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as Slim Randall
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Jack Ingram
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as Pecos
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Rick Vallin
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as Henchman Denver
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Frank Ellis as Durk - Henchman
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Ross Elliott
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as Irv - Henchman
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Ben Corbett
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as Henchman Eric Mason
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Rusty Wescoatt
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as Denver - Hired Gunman
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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).
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
External links
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Cinefania.com
1950 films
1950s English-language films
American black-and-white films
1950 Western (genre) films
Columbia Pictures film serials
Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Works about the Pony Express
American Western (genre) films
Cultural depictions of Buffalo Bill
Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton
Films with screenplays by Joseph F. Poland
1950s American films
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