''Cody of the Pony Express'' is a 1950 American

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directed by

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. It starred

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, Dickie Moore, Peggy Stewart and

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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

as Lt. Jim Archer (as Jock O'Mahoney) * Dickie Moore as Bill Cody * Peggy Stewart as Linda Graham *

as Erza Graham *

Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...

as Doc Laramie * Helena Dare as Ma Graham * George J. Lewis as Mortimer Black *

Pierce Lyden Pierce W. Lyden (January 8, 1908 – October 10, 1998) was an American actor best known for his work in television and film Westerns. Early life Lyden was born in a sod house on a ranch near Hildreth, Nebraska on January 8, 1908. The son of a hor ...

as Slim Randall hs.4-15*

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as Pecos hs.1-7*

Rick Vallin Rick Vallin (born Eric Efron; September 24, 1919 – August 31, 1977) was an actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1938 and 1966. Early years Born in Feodosia, in the Crimea, Russia, Vallin came to the United States at age there ...

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as Irv - Henchman *

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as Henchman Eric Mason *

Rusty Wescoatt Norman "Rusty" Wescoatt (August 2, 1911 – September 3, 1987) was an American supporting actor who appeared in over 80 films between 1947 and 1965. Early life The son of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Wescoatt, he was born on August 2, 1911, in Maui, Hawa ...

as Denver - Hired Gunman h.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).

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 _Source:

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 {{1950s-Western-film-stub