Pony express

Year Published: 1925

Creator: directed by James Cruze.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: silent

Credits: Cruise, James.; Forman, Henry James.; Woods, Walter.; Brown, Karl.; Compson, Betty.; Cortez, Ricardo.; Torrence, Ernest.; Beery, Wallace.; Bancroft, George, 1882-1956.; Lackteen, Frank.; Famous Players-Lasky Corporation.

Description: "...an unofficial follow-up to the Covered wagon [1924], very much cut down. The complete version was ten [35mm] reels and this is the five reel Kodascope version. But it actually does have most of the highlights..." -- W.K. Everson.; PFA 1612-108-8586. Restricted: Not for research use.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Screenplay, Walter Woods; story, Henry James Forman and Walter Woods; cinematography, Karl Brown.; [Cast:] Betty Compson, Ricardo Cortez, Ernest Torrence, Wallace Beery, George Bancroft, Frank Lackteen.; Set in the 1860's. A California senator leads a secret society that conspires for the state to secede from the Union, and comes into conflict with a gallant young Pony Express rider.; PFA 1612-108-8586. D0108; 5-reel Kodascope version.; PFA 1612-108-8586. Kodascope; W.K. Everson notes that print "appears to be a good toned original Kodascope" and "looks to be a very good print" CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 2009/02/17; Good condition; lightly worn emulsion with evidence of silver mirroring; light base scratches; numerous splices reinforced with tape; repaired perf damage; rough edges; dry, brittle, and shrunken (0.5- 1.0%); tinted orange and yellow

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE