Cody of the Pony Express

Cody of the Pony Express (1950) was the 42nd serial released by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

Widely known as Buffalo Bill, William Cody helped define the image of the Old West and became one of the best-known celebrities of the 19th and early 20th centuries. As a teenager, he herded cattle and rode vast distances for the Pony Express in order to support the family. Its 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 O'Mahoney	Lt. Jim Archer
Dickie Moore	Bill Cody
Peggy Stewart	Linda Graham
William Fawcett	Erza Graham
Tom London	Doc Laramie
Helena Dare	Ma Graham
George J. Lewis	Mortimer Black
Pierce Lyden	Slim Randall
Jack Ingram	Pecos
Rick Vallin	Denver

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

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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See also

• List of film serials by year
• List of film serials by studio

References

External links

• Cinefania.com