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| caption = Lobby card
| caption = Lobby card
| director = [[James Cruze]]
| director = [[James Cruze]]
| producer = [[Adolph Zukor]]<br>[[Jesse Lasky]]
| producer = [[Adolph Zukor]]<br />[[Jesse Lasky]]
| writer = [[Walter Woods (screenwriter)|Walter Woods]] (scenario)
| writer = [[Walter Woods (screenwriter)|Walter Woods]] (scenario)
| based_on = {{basedon|''The Pony Express''|[[Henry James Forman]] and [[Walter Woods (screenwriter)|Walter Woods]]}}
| based_on = {{basedon|''The Pony Express''|[[Henry James Forman]] and [[Walter Woods (screenwriter)|Walter Woods]]}}
| starring = [[Betty Compson]]<br>[[Ricardo Cortez]]
| starring = [[Betty Compson]]<br />[[Ricardo Cortez]]
| music = [[Hugo Riesenfeld]]
| music = [[Hugo Riesenfeld]]
| cinematography = [[Karl Brown (cinematographer)|Karl Brown]]
| cinematography = [[Karl Brown (cinematographer)|Karl Brown]]
| editing =
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| released = {{film date|1925|09|20}}
| released = {{film date|1925|09|20}}
| runtime = 10 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]; 9,929 feet (110 minutes)
| runtime = 10 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]; 9,929 feet (110 minutes)
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]] (English [[intertitle]]s)
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]]<br />English intertitles
}}
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Betty Compson]] as Molly Jones
* [[Betty Compson]] as Molly Jones
*[[Ricardo Cortez]] as Jack Weston
* [[Ricardo Cortez]] as Jack Weston
*[[Ernest Torrence]] as Ascension Jones
* [[Ernest Torrence]] as Ascension Jones
*[[Wallace Beery]] as Rhode Island Red
* [[Wallace Beery]] as Rhode Island Red
*[[George Bancroft (actor)|George Bancroft]] as Jack Slade
* [[George Bancroft (actor)|George Bancroft]] as Jack Slade
*[[Frank Lackteen]] as Charlie Bent
* [[Frank Lackteen]] as Charlie Bent
*Johnny Fox as Billy Cody (credited as John Fox Jr.)
* Johnny Fox as Billy Cody (credited as John Fox Jr.)
*[[William H. Turner (actor)|William H. Turner]] as William Russell
* [[William H. Turner (actor)|William H. Turner]] as William Russell
*Al Hart as Senator Glen
* Al Hart as Senator Glen
*Charles Gerson as Sam Clemens
* Charles Gerson as Sam Clemens
*[[Rose Tapley]] as Aunt
* [[Rose Tapley]] as Aunt
*[[Duke Kahanamoku]] as Indian Chief
* [[Duke Kahanamoku]] as Indian Chief


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{commons category|The Pony Express (1925 film)}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0016235}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0016235}}
*{{allmovie|120070|Synopsis}}
* {{allmovie|120070|Synopsis}}
*[http://www.moviemem.com/files/photos/PONYEXPRESS.jpg Daybill or long lobby poster]
* [http://www.moviemem.com/files/photos/PONYEXPRESS.jpg Daybill or long lobby poster]


{{James Cruze}}
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Revision as of 10:19, 23 April 2022

The Pony Express
Lobby card
Directed byJames Cruze
Written byWalter Woods (scenario)
Based onThe Pony Express
by Henry James Forman and Walter Woods
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
StarringBetty Compson
Ricardo Cortez
CinematographyKarl Brown
Music byHugo Riesenfeld
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • September 20, 1925 (1925-09-20)
Running time
10 reels; 9,929 feet (110 minutes)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Pony Express is a 1925 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1] The film was directed by James Cruze and starred his wife, Betty Compson, along with Ricardo Cortez, Wallace Beery, and George Bancroft. Prints of this film survive, and it has been released on DVD.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Pony Express
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Pony Express at silentera.com
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Pony Express
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