Atkins is the boss of one of the Pony Express relay stations. He has been causing trouble and is replaced with Cal Sheridan. Atkins now gets the Richard brothers to raid one of the relay stations and they kill Norma's father. Cal sees that the horse of one of the raiders has a broken shoe and Norma sets out to find that horse.
Stunts
Horse chases shot on what looks like someone's actual ranch.
Costume
Hats so crisp they probably still had price tags.
Director
Ray Taylor
Johnny Mack Brown
Cal Sheridan
Fuzzy Knight
Shorty
Nell O'Day
Norma Reeves
Dorothy Short
Alice Goodwin
Tom Chatterton
Major Goodwin
Stanley Blystone
Griff Atkins
Jack Rockwell
Mack Richards (as Jack Rocknell)
Ray Teal
Claud Richards
Kermit Maynard
Whitmore, Pony Express Rider
Lane Chandler
Ed Fairweather, Pony Express Rider
Edmund Cobb
George Barber
Lloyd Ingraham
Doctor Nesbet
Charles King
Hamilton, the Gambler
Johnny Bond
Guitar Player, Jimmy Wakely's Rough Riders
Iron Eyes Cody
Indian
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Johnny Mack Brown was a former Alabama football star who pivoted to Westerns after Hollywood decided his accent was too thick for serious drama.
This was one of dozens of 'Pony Express' films rushed out in 1940 to capitalize on the 80th anniversary of the short-lived mail service.
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