Film Info
Last of the Pony Riders
1953
Columbia Pictures
Production #: 8188
59 minutes
Synopsis:
Former Pony Express rider Gene Autry tries to set up a stage line to carry government mail. A trio of local schemers try to muscle in to get the government assignment for their own stage line, and they formulate a plan to discredit the Pony Express by causing a series of accidents. They almost succeed, until Gene and sidekick Smiley Burnette come to the aid of their former Pony Express pals and administer six-gun justice.
Last of the Pony Riders is Gene Autry's last feature film.
Cast:
| Character: | Performer: |
| Gene Autry | Gene Autry |
| Smiley Burnette | Smiley Burnette |
| Katie McEwen | Kathleen Case |
| Johnny Blair | Dick Jones |
| Tom McEwen | John Downey |
| Clyde Vesey | Howard Wright |
| Jess Hogan | Arthur Space |
| Dutch Morgan | Gregg Barton |
| Champion | Champion, World's Wonder Horse |
Songs:
| SING ME A SONG OF THE SADDLE | Gene Autry |
| SUGAR BABE | Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette |
Crew:
| A Gene Autry Production | |
| Director | George Archainbaud |
| Producer | Armand Schaefer |
| Story and Screenplay | Ruth Woodman |
| Director of Photography | William Bradford, A.S.C. |
| Art Director | Ross Bellah |
| Film Editor | James Sweeney, A.C.E. |
| Set Decorator | David Montrose |
| Assistant Director | Carter DeHaven, Jr. |
| Musical Supervisor | Paul Mertz |
| Musical Director | Ross DiMaggio |
