The Pony Express Rider

• Directors: Hal Harrison, Jr.; Robert J. Totten
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• Genre: Western
• Movie Type: Traditional Western
• Themes: Death of a Parent, Righting the Wronged, Taming the West
• Release Year: 1976
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

Designed for the regional family trade, Pony Express Rider is a fond harkback to the Saturday afternoon westerns of old. Stewart Paterson plays the title character, a young frontiersman hoping to avenge his father's death. He takes a job with the Pony Express mail service in hopes of running across his dad's murderer. The supporting cast is populated with such always-welcome reliables as Joan Caulfield, Henry Wilcoxon, Ken Curtis, Slim Pickens and Dub Taylor. Pony Express Rider was directed by Robert J. Totten, a specialist in episodic television horse operas. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

James Almanzar - Puddin; Joan Caulfield - Charlotte; Ken Curtis - Jed; Jack Elam - Crazy; Larry D. Mann - Blackmore; Maureen McCormick - Rose; Stewart Petersen - Jimmy; Slim Pickens - Bob; Buck Taylor - Bovey; Dub Taylor - Boomer; Henry Wilcoxon - Trevor; Cliff Brand - Captain; Bleu McKenzie - Bill; Tom Waters - Button

Credit

Campbell - Costume Designer, Hal Harrison, Jr. - Director, Robert J. Totten - Director, Marsh Hendry - Editor, Robert O. Ragland - Composer (Music Score), Elayne Barbara Ceder - Production Designer, Bernie Abramson - Cinematographer, Dan Greer - Producer, Hal Harrison, Jr. - Producer, Lyman D. Dayton - Screenwriter, Dan Greer - Screenwriter, Hal Harrison, Jr. - Screenwriter, Robert J. Totten - Screenwriter