Via Pony Express

Via Pony Express

1933 · 60 min · ★ 9.0 · Western

The Government has approved Betty Castelar's Spanish land grant and notification is sent via pony express. Porter is after her ranch and waylay's rider Buck Carson to get the letter. Left to die in the desert, he is saved by Castelar's horse and brought to her ranch. When Porter later arrives, a peculiar mannerism lets Buck identify him as the gang leader and he vows to get the letter back.

Directed by Lewis D. Collins · Written by Oliver Drake

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Charles K. French Father Estaban
Jack Hoxie Buck Carson
Lane Chandler Lieutenant Bob Grey
Marceline Day Betty Castelar
Matthew Betz Clem Porter
Doris Hill June Grey
Joseph W. Girard Captain McCarthy
Julian Rivero Pedro

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