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The Pony Express
(1925)
Directed by James Cruze
Cast:
Betty Compson ... Molly Jones
Ricardo Cortez ... Jack Weston
Ernest Torrence ... 'Ascension' Jones
Wallace Beery ... Rhode Island Red
George Bancroft ... Jack Slade
Frank Lackteen ... Charlie Bent
Johnny Fox ... Billy Cody
William H. Turner ... William Russell
Al Hart ... Senator Glen
Charles Gerson ... Sam Clemens
Rose Tapley ... Aunt
Vondell Darr ... Baby
James Cruze attempted to follow up the success of THE COVERED WAGON
with this rousing story of the founding of the Pony Express in the
early days of the Civil War. Plenty of talent is entertainingly
displayed,
from Wallace Beery at his coyest, Ricardo Cortez as the hero, Ernest
Torrence as a loony Bible-thumper, George Bancroft as the sly
villain,
and the ever-delightful Betty Compson to excellent camera-work by
Karl Brown. 67 Minutes
Encluded short subject:
Wandering Willie with Lupino Lane
8 Minutes |