Main Cast: Don "Red" Barry, Andy Clyde, William B. Davidson, Byron Foulger
Release Year: 1946
Country: US
Run Time: 87 minutes
Plot
The 87-minute running time of Plainsman and the Lady was evidence aplenty that this was no mere Republic B western. William Elliot (formerly and latterly "Wild Bill" Elliot) stars as cattleman Sam Cotten, who offers his services-and his six-guns-to the newly formed Pony Express. Erudite villain Peter Marquette (Joseph Schildkraut) is a rival stagecoach owner who'll stop at nothing to keep the mail from going through. Ordering his minions to disguise themselves as Indians, Marquette masterminds a series of bloody raids on the pony express riders. But Cotton, aided and abetted by grizzled sidekick Dringo (Andy Clyde) proves to be more than a match for the bad guy. The lady of the title is high-born Ann Arnesen, played by Queen of RepublicVera Ralston; she's decorative enough, but no match for her talented costar Gail Patrick, cast as Ann's sister and the despicable Marquette's wife. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Gano Chittenden - Art Director, Fanchon - Choreography, Adele Palmer - Costume Designer, Joe Kane - Director, Fred Allen - Editor, George Antheil - Composer (Music Score), Cy Feuer - Musical Direction/Supervision, Reggie Lanning - Cinematographer, Joe Kane - Producer, George Milo - Set Designer, John McCarthy - Set Designer, Howard Lydecker - Special Effects, Theodore Lydecker - Special Effects, Ralph Spence - Screen Story, Michael H. Uris - Screen Story, Richard Wormser - Screenwriter
