Frontier Pony Express 85 years old

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

Frontier Pony Express

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.

Credits

Frontier Pony Express Cast

Name Character
Robert McKenzie He was 58, 68 years old when he died as Bartender Larry Burns
Ernie Adams He was 53, 62 years old when he died as Man at Deer Lodge Station
Artie Ortego He was 49, 70 years old when he died as Johnson Henchman
George Montgomery He was 22, 84 years old when he died as Lieutenant Harris
Chris-Pin Martin He was 45, 59 years old when he died as Deer Lodge Station Agent
Monte Blue He was 52, 76 years old when he died as Cherokee
Herman Hack He was 39, 68 years old when he died as St. Jo Townsman
Roy Rogers He was 27, 86 years old when he died as Roy Rogers
Rudy Sooter He was 34, 86 years old when he died as Bassist
Don Dillaway He was 36, 79 years old when he died as Brett Langhorne
Noble Johnson He was 57, 96 years old when he died as Luke Johnson
Harry Strang He was 46, 79 years old when he died as Union Army Officer
Horace B. Carpenter He was 64, 70 years old when he died as St. Jo Townsman
William Royle He was 52, 53 years old when he died as Dan Garrett
Carl Stockdale He was 65, 79 years old when he died as Typesetter-Printer
Hank Bell He was 47, 58 years old when he died as Laramie Station Agent
House Peters, Jr. He was 23, 92 years old when he died as Lieutenant Trent
Lynne Roberts She was 16, 55 years old when she died as Ann Langhorne
Oscar Gahan as Fiddler
Art Dillard He was 32, 53 years old when he died as Johnson Henchman at Pine Ridge Station
Burr Caruth He was 73, 87 years old when he died as St. Jo Stage Agent
Raymond Hatton He was 51, 84 years old when he died as Horseshoe
Bill Nestell He was 46, 73 years old when he died as Burly Townsman Spooking Stagecoach Horses
Earl Askam as Johnson Henchman
Edward Keane He was 94, 59 years old when he died as Senator Calhoun Lassister
Matty Roubert He was 32, 66 years old when he died as Chet Logan
Al Taylor He was 8, 3 years old when he died as Johnson Henchman
Bud Osborne He was 54, 79 years old when he died as Henchman Clay Wilson
Ethel Wales She was 61, 73 years old when she died as Mrs. Murphy
Fred Burns He was 60, 77 years old when he died as Marshal in St. Jo
Bob Card as Fiddler
Monte Montague He was 47, 67 years old when he died as Henchman at Pine Ridge Station
Jack Kirk He was 44, 53 years old when he died as Union Army Captain
Jack King He was 43, 62 years old when he died as Johnson Henchman
Charles King He was 44, 62 years old when he died as Henchman Lookout at Pine Ridge Station
George Plues as Johnson Henchman
Jack O'Shea He was 18, now 67 years old as Henchman
Roy Bucko He was 45, 60 years old when he died as Johnson Henchman
Al Haskell He was 52, 82 years old when he died as Concertinist
Frankie Marvin He was 35, 81 years old when he died as St. Jo Townsman Spooking Stagecoach Horses
Spade Cooley He was 28, 58 years old when he died as Charley Weston

Frontier Pony Express Crew

Name Department
Joseph Kane as Director. He was 45 (81) years old when He died Directing
Frontier Pony Express poster
Frontier Pony Express (85 years)

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

  • Release day: Tuesday, April 11, 1939
  • Runtime: 58 minutes