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 |