Frank T. Hopkins, een van de beste paardrijders op de lange afstanden, brengt z'n tijd door als artiest in Wild West shows. Z'n claim dat zijn paard Hidalgo het beste ter wereld is valt niet in goede aarde bij een Arabische sjeik, die hem uitnodigt dit te bewijzen in een 3000-mijl lange race door de Arabische woestijn.
Door de komst van de telegraaf raken veel ruiters van de Pony Express werkeloos. Zo ook John Blair (John Wayne) en zijn partner Larry Adams (Lane Chandler). Nu zal een race beslissen wie een contract krijgt voor het bezorgen van de regeringspost, Blair en zijn vriend of Drake, de eigenaar van het postkoetsbedrijf.
In this short, a youthful Buffalo Bill Cody joins the newly-formed Pony Express as a station hand and replaces the regular rider when he is shot.
A young Texas Man who saw his father get killed by a group of bandits, decides years later to go to work for the Pony Express. But he is not just working around the country to deliver mail, he is actually finding the bandits who murdered his father.
Twee broers worden van elkaar gescheiden als ze nog jong zijn. De één, Clint Knox, wordt een rijder van de Pony Express. De ander, Asa Carter, groeit op in een omgeving die een slechte invloed op hem heeft. Hij gaat het verkeerde pad op en wordt een bandiet. Als zij elkaar weer ontmoeten, is Clint degene die post bezorgt en is Asa zijn overvaller.
The Pony Express delivered mail from coast to coast for only 18 months. Yet during its brief glory days, it became a legend of the American frontier. This fascinating and well-researched video recounts the history of the Pony Express, retraces the famous trail, and uncovers the reasons behind its demise and lasting legacy.
Film about the early days of the Pony Express and the crooked businessman who opposed it.
His horse Champion steals the show from Gene when what's at stake is a horse race and a bull fight.
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the short-lived but far-reaching American Institution The Pony Express by following a historical re-enactment along the original trail from Sacramento California to Saint Joseph Missouri.
In a rigged gunfight Tom Blake is forced to shoot a man in self defense and is then hunted for murder. After a long trip fleeing the posse he uses a false name and joins the Pony Express which is just about to commence operatons. Relegated to the most dangerous section of the route, he finds himself fighting the District Manager's scheme to sabotage the inital run. But just then a wanted poster with his picture on it arrives.
An express rider is wrongly suspected of theft. When he is sentenced to imprisonment, friends help him to escape. In the pursuit that emerges, he manages to unmask the real thief.
Ex-Pony Express rider Autry ties to protect his US mail franchise as the Pony Express gives way to stage coach mail and the telegraph. Gene's last film appearance as a singing cowboy.
The Pony Express continues to capture the imagination of young and old alike. Relive the experiences of the original organizers; Russell, Majors, and Waddell as well as riders Johnny Fry, Pony Bob Haslam, Buffalo Bill Cody, and Bronco Charlie Miller in this action driven documentary as they pave the trail into American history.