Movie

Frontier Pony Express (1939)

• NR
• April 11, 1939
• 58m

• Western

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

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.

Director

Joseph Kane

Writers

Norman S. Hall

Starring

Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Raymond Hatton