Genre Western Original language(s) English | Country of origin United States | |
Written by Paul King
Joseph Stone
Budd Lesser
John Meredyth Lucas
Sam Peckinpah Directed by Frank McDonald
Jean Yarbrough Starring Grant Sullivan
Don Dorrell | ||
Pony Express is an American western television series about the adventures of an agent in the 1860s of the Central Overland Express Company, better known as the Pony Express. The half-hour program starring Grant Sullivan was created by California National Productions. Pony Express ran for thirty-five episodes in syndication from the fall of 1959 until May 1960.
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Overview
The series featured two recurring roles: Grant Sullivan as Brett Clark, a roving investigator for the company, and Don Dorrell as Donovan, a young Pony Express rider. The majority of the weekly episodes involved Clark and Donovan solving various Pony Express mysteries.
Production
Pony Express was filmed at Iverson's Movie Ranch in Chatsworth in Los Angeles County, California. It was one of several western-themed television shows produced by CNP, including Boots and Saddles (1957–1958) and Union Pacific (1959–1960) and Frontier (1955-1956). CNP created the series for the 100th anniversary of the actual Pony Express.