United States / Dec 31, 1937 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City. When he rescues Justine Pryor and her mother, who are stranded in a broken wagon on his route, he doesn't let them slow him down and gives the ladies an exhilirating ride into Buffalo. He arrives in time to obtain the contract and is then sent by company president Henry Wells to St. Louis to establish a branch office.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Johnny Mack Brown | Talbot Carter |
| Porter Hall | James Oliver |
| Jack Clark | William Fargo |
| Clarence Kolb | John Butterfield |
| Robert Cummings | Dan Trimball, prospector |
| Granville Bates | Bradford, banker |
| Harry Davenport | Ingalls, banker |
| Frank Conroy | Ward, banker |
| Brandon Tynan | Edwards, newspaper publisher |
| Peggy Stewart | Alice MacKay |
| Bernard Siegel | Pawnee |
| Stanley Fields | Abe, prospector |
| Jane Dewey | Lucy Dorsett Trimball |
| Frank McGlynn Sr. | Lincoln |
| Ernie Adams | Miner |
| Erville Alderson | Marshal Sam |
| Richard Allen | Minor Role |
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Genres
HistoryWestern
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Wells Fargo |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 31 dicembre 1937 |
| Executive producer | William LeBaron |
| Production | Howard Estabrook, Frank Lloyd |
| Writer | Frederick J. Jackson, Paul Schofield, Gerald Geraghty, Stuart N. Lake |
| Editing | Hugh Bennett |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Assistant directors | William Tummel, Frank Lloyd |
| Camera operators | Theodor Sparkuhl |
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| Additional photography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Production design | Hans Dreier, John B. Goodman, A. E. Freudeman |
| Art direction | Hans Dreier, John B. Goodman, A. E. Freudeman |
| Set decoration | Hans Dreier, John B. Goodman, A. E. Freudeman |
| Special effects | Gordon Jennings |
| Music | Victor Young, Burton Lane, Ralph Freed, Harold Lewis, John Cope, Boris Morros, Loren L. Ryder |
| Sound | Victor Young, Burton Lane, Ralph Freed, Harold Lewis, John Cope, Boris Morros, Loren L. Ryder |
| Costume design | Edith Head |
| Makeup | Edith Head |
| Hairstyling | Edith Head |
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