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Saved by the Pony Express (1911)

Saved by the Pony Express poster
Directed by
Francis Boggs
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
15 min
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Pony Express rider races to deliver important mail while facing threats along the route. He must overcome obstacles to save the day.

old-fashionedfast-pacedaction-fillednostalgicsimpleenergeticlightheartedstraightforward

What happens

Saved by the Pony Express is a 1911 American short silent Western film produced by the Selig Polyscope Company and starring Tom Mix. Also known as Pony Express Rider, it is preserved at the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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