Movie: The Pony Express

Top 10 Billed Cast

Betty Compson
Betty Compson

Molly Jones

Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez

Jack Weston

Ernest Torrence
Ernest Torrence

'Ascension' Jones

Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery

Rhode Island Red

George Bancroft
George Bancroft

Jack Slade

Frank Lackteen
Frank Lackteen

Charlie Bent

Johnny Fox
Johnny Fox

Billie Cody

William H. Turner
William H. Turner

William Russell

Al Hart
Al Hart

Senator Glen

Charles Gerson
Charles Gerson

Sam Clemens

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    The Pony Express is a silent 1925 Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Cruze and starred his wife Betty Compson along with Ricardo Cortez, Wallace Beery, and George Bancroft.

  • Release Date

    1925-09-03

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