Frontier Pony Express

Frontier Pony Express
Frontier Pony Express
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Kane
Written by	Norman S. Hall (original story and screenplay)
Produced by	Joseph Kane (associate producer)
Starring	Roy Rogers
Cinematography	William Nobles
Edited by	Gene Milford
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	April 12, 1939;
Running time	58 minutes; 54 minutes(American edited version)
Country	United States
Language	English

Frontier Pony Express is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers.

Plot[]

At the start of the American Civil War in 1861 the Pony Express is of vital importance. An Confederate States of America secret agent Brett Langhorne is working undercover by purchasing a St. Joseph, Missouri newspaper. Accompanied by his sister they meet Roy Rogers who rescues her from a runaway stagecoach. Brett unsuccessfully tries to get Roy to work for money to help the Confederacy.

Brett's local contact is Senator Calhoun Lassiter who Brett and the Confederacy believe will assist in bringing California into the Confederacy. Lassiter betrays both the United States of America and the Confederate States of America as he wants to make California an independent "Republic of the Pacific" that he will despotically rule.

Cast[]

Roy Rogers as Pony Express Rider Roy Rogers
Lynne Roberts as Ann Langhorne
Raymond Hatton as Horseshoe the Trapper
Edward Keane as Sen. Calhoun Lassiter
Noble Johnson as Luke Johnson
Monte Blue as Cherokee
Don Dillaway as Brett Langhorne ("St. Jo Sentinel")
William Royle as Dan Garrett
Ethel Wales as Mrs. Murphy (Langhorne's housekeeper)

Soundtrack[]

Roy Rogers - "My Old Kentucky Home"
Roy Rogers - "Rusty Spurs"

External links[]

Frontier Pony Express at IMDb
Frontier Pony Express is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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