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The Overland Express (1938)

Buck's Most Stirring Drama!

Genre : Western

Runtime : 55M

Director : Drew Eberson
Writer : Monroe Shaff

Synopsis

It's 1861 and Buck gets the business men of Sacramento to establish the Pony express. Hawley runs the stage line over the same route and has the U. S. mail contract. When it looks like the Pony Express will be awarded the mail contract, he gives guns to the Indians and has them attack both the riders and the stations.

Actors

Buck Jones
Buck Jones
Buck Dawson
Marjorie Reynolds
Marjorie Reynolds
Jean Greeley
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Tom Furness (as Carlyle Moore)
Maston Williams
Maston Williams
Bill Hawley (as Matson Williams)
William Arnold
William Arnold
Henry Furness
Lew Kelly
Lew Kelly
Fred Greeley
Bud Osborne
Bud Osborne
Overland Wilson
Ben Taggart
Ben Taggart
Postal Agent Adams
Silver
Silver
Silver (uncredited)

Crews

Drew Eberson
Drew Eberson
Director
Monroe Shaff
Monroe Shaff
Screenplay
Robert Smith
Robert Smith
Second Unit Director

Posters and backgrounds

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