Pony express
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"...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
Credits
James Cruise; Henry James Forman; Walter Woods; Karl Brown; Betty Compson; Ricardo Cortez; Ernest Torrence; Wallace Beery; George Bancroft (1882–1956); Frank Lackteen; Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Sources
- BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, description, credits
Record added 2026-09-14 13:50:37