Frontier Pony Express

1939 · western · Joseph Kane · Republic Pictures

In the midst of the Civil War, Lassiter (Edward Keane) has a plan to get control of California. Working out of St. Joseph, he plans to send forged messages to the troops on the west coast via Pony Express. First he attempts to bribe Pony Express ride Roy Rogers. When Roy refuses he turns to the outlaw Johnson (Noble Johnson) and his gang and this leads to trouble.