In the midst of the Civil War, Lassiter 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 and his gang and this leads to trouble.
Movie tag line: "Brave men on gallant horses...risking life and limb on the western plains...to insure the safety of their precious cargoes."
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Character: Roy Rogers
Character: Ann Langhorne
Character: Horseshoe
Character: Senator Calhoun Lassister
Character: Luke Johnson
Character: Cherokee
Character: Brett Langhorne
Character: Dan Garrett
Character: Mrs. Murphy
Character: Man at Deer Lodge Station
Character: Johnson Henchman
Character: Man at Dance
Character: Laramie Station Agent
Character: St. Jo Townsman
Character: Johnson Henchman
Character: Marshal in St. Jo
Character: Fiddler
Character: St. Jo Townsman
Character: St. Jo Stage Agent
Character: Charley Weston
Character: Johnson Henchman
Character: Johnson Henchman at Pine Ridge Station
Character: Fiddler
Character: Girl at Dance
Character: St. Jo Townsman
Character: Concertinist
Character: Henchman Lookout at Pine Ridge Station
Character: Johnson Henchman
Character: Union Army Captain
Character: Dance Announcer
Character: Deer Lodge Station Agent
Character: St. Jo Townsman Spooking Stagecoach Horses
Character: Bartender Larry Burns
Character: Henchman at Pine Ridge Station
Character: Lieutenant Harris
Character: Burly Townsman Spooking Stagecoach Horses
Character: Henchman
Character: Johnson Henchman
Character: Henchman Clay Wilson
Character: Henchman Doyle
Character: Lieutenant Trent
Character: Johnson Henchman
Character: Chet Logan
Character: Bassist
Character: Typesetter-Printer
Character: Union Army Officer
Character: Johnson Henchman
Character: Johnson Henchman