Cody of the Pony Express

Cody of the Pony Express is a 1950 American Western serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It starred Jock Mahoney, Dickie Moore, Peggy Stewart and William Fawcett.

Plot
The plot centers on a young Cody joining forces with the Lieutenant Jim Archer to battle an outlaw gang  secretly headed by Mortimer Black, an unscrupulous lawyer who is tempted by greed into a series of crimes leading to murder.

Cast

 * Jock Mahoney as Lt. Jim Archer (as Jock O'Mahoney)
 * Dickie Moore as Bill Cody
 * Peggy Stewart as Linda Graham
 * William Fawcett as Erza Graham
 * Tom London as Doc Laramie
 * Helena Dare as Ma Graham
 * George J. Lewis as Mortimer Black
 * Pierce Lyden as Slim Randall [Chs.4-15]
 * Jack Ingram as Pecos [Chs.1-7]
 * Rick Vallin as Henchman Denver [Chs.1-4]
 * Frank Ellis as Durk - Henchman [Chs.1,2,4,8-10,12-15]
 * Ross Elliott as Irv - Henchman
 * Ben Corbett as Henchman Eric Mason
 * Rusty Wescoatt as Denver - Hired Gunman [Ch.14]

Production
Cody of the Pony Express was filmed on locations in Pioneertown, California.

Cody of the Pony Express was the last serial with a boy in the title role (in this case as the young Buffalo Bill/William F. Cody).

Chapter titles
Source:
 * 1) Cody Carries the Mail
 * 2) Captured by Indians
 * 3) Cody Saves a Life
 * 4) Cody Follows a Trail
 * 5) Cody to the Rescue
 * 6) The Fatal Arrow
 * 7) Cody Gets His Man
 * 8) Renegade Raiders
 * 9) Frontier Law
 * 10) Cody Tempts Fate
 * 11) Trouble at Silver Gap
 * 12) Cody Comes Through
 * 13) Marshal of Nugget City
 * 14) Unseen Danger
 * 15) Cody's Last Ride