Pony Express Days

Pony Express Days

★ 6.3IMDb Score
Released:1940-07-13
Genre:Western
Duration:20 min
Director:B. Reeves Eason
Actors:George Reeves, David Bruce, Frank Wilcox, J. Farrell MacDonald, Joe King
Production:Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

Overview:

In this short, a youthful Buffalo Bill Cody joins the newly-formed Pony Express as a station hand and replaces the regular rider when he is shot.

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