The Pony Express (1925 film)
The Pony Express is a 1925 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1] The film was directed by James Cruze and starred his wife, Betty Compson, along with Ricardo Cortez, Wallace Beery, and George Bancroft. Prints of this film survive, and it has been released on DVD.[2][3]
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| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Written by | Walter Woods (scenario) |
| Based on | The Pony Express by Henry James Forman and Walter Woods |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Betty Compson Ricardo Cortez |
| Cinematography | Karl Brown |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 10 reels; 9,929 feet (110 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
- Betty Compson as Molly Jones
- Ricardo Cortez as Jack Weston
- Ernest Torrence as Ascension Jones
- Wallace Beery as Rhode Island Red
- George Bancroft as Jack Slade
- Frank Lackteen as Charlie Bent
- Johnny Fox as Billy Cody (credited as John Fox Jr.)
- William H. Turner as William Russell
- Al Hart as Senator Glen
- Charles Gerson as Sam Clemens
- Rose Tapley as Aunt
- Vondell Darr as Baby
- Ernie Adams as Henchman (uncredited)
- Hank Bell as Townsman (uncredited)
- Charles Brinley as Man in Top Hat (uncredited)
- William J. Dyer as Bartender (uncredited)
- Duke Kahanamoku as Indian Chief (uncredited)
- Jack Kenny as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Toby Wing as Child (uncredited)
References
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