Movie Description
Wells Fargo
(1937)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Frank Lloyd
- Producer : Frank Lloyd
- Editor : Hugh Bennett
- Cast : Joel McCrea,Bob Burns,Frances Dee,Lloyd Nolan,Henry O'Neill,Mary Nash,Ralph Morgan,Johnny Mack Brown,Porter Hall,Jack Clark,Clarence Kolb,Robert Cummings,Granville Bates,Harry Davenport,Frank Conroy,Brandon Tynan,Peggy Stewart,Bernard Siegel,Stanley Fields,Jane Dewey,Frank McGlynn Sr.,Ernie Adams,Erville Alderson,Richard Allen,William Arnold,Sam Ash,Gertrude Astor,Frank Austin,Arthur Aylesworth,Jack Baxley,Scotty Beckett,Hank Bell,Joseph E. Bernard,Barlowe Borland,Wade Boteler,Ed Brady,Henry Brandon,Charles Brinley,Fritzi Brunette,Hal Budlong,Ray Burgess,Tom Burke,James P. Burtis,George Burton,Marie Burton,Jimmy Butler,A.S. Byron,Lane Chandler,Spencer Charters,Ethel Clayton,Shirley Coates,Irene Coleman,D'Arcy Corrigan,Ronnie Cosby,Hal Craig,Nell Craig,Richard Cramer,Thomas A. Curran,Sidney D'Albrook,Sheila Darcy,Helen Davis,Hal K. Dawson,Lillian Dean,Richard Denning,Helen Dickson,Mike Donovan,Lester Dorr,Rex Downing,Lowell Drew,Fritzi Dugan,Eddie Dunn,David Durand,Edward Earle,Dora Early,Oliver Eckhardt,Fern Emmett,Frank Erickson,Ann Evers,Martin Faust,Al Ferguson,Art Foster,Willie Fung,Barney Furey,Norah Gale,Chester Gan,Jack Gardner,Joe Gilbert,Gus Glassmire,June Glory,George Guhl,Earl Gunn,Harriette Haddon,Charles Haefeli,Sherry Hall,Beth Hartman,Harry Hayden,Dell Henderson,Ben Hendricks Jr.,Charles Herzinger,Herbert Heywood,Mitchell Ingraham,T.C. Jack,Dolly Jarvis,Darby Jones,Edward Keane,Hazel Keener,Gwen Kenyon,Philip Kieffer,Stanley King,Paul Kruger,Jerry Larkin,Edward LeSaint,Bert Lindley,Jack Lindquist,Lucien Littlefield,Jean Lorraine,George Magrill,Alphonse Martell,Joyce Mathews,Eric Mayne,Charles McAvoy,Ralph McCullough,Robert McKenzie,Mary Mersch,Frank Mills,Bruce Mitchell,Howard M. Mitchell,Monte Montague,Bert Moorhouse,Philip Morris,Ferdinand Munier,Forbes Murray,Louis Natheaux,Babs Nelson,David Newell,Paul Newlan,William H. O'Brien,Robert Emmett O'Connor,George Ovey,Carol Parker,Franklin Parker,Lew Payton,Vester Pegg,Jack Perrin,Grant Peters,Lee Phelps,Hal Price,Suzanne Rhoades,Cyril Ring,Julian Rivero,Buddy Roosevelt,Alma Ross,Art Rowlands,Oscar Rudolph,Dick Rush,Francis Sayles,Cy Schindell,Harry Semels,Allen D. Sewall,Kathryn Sheldon,Hugh Sheridan,Charles Sherlock,Ernest Shields,Lee Shumway,Gertrude Simpson,Pietro Sosso,Harry Stafford,Robert R. Stephenson,Bert Stevens,Dorothy Stevens,Tom Stevenson,Harry Strang,Al Sullivan,Brick Sullivan,Charles Sullivan,Danny Sullivan,Elliott Sullivan,Bernard Suss,Hal Taliaferro,Dorothy Tennant,Jerry Tucker,Archie Twitchell,Tom Ung,Monte Vandergrift,Clare Verdera,Emmett Vogan,Ruth Warren,Blue Washington,Dorothy White,Gloria Williams,Florence Wix,Freeman Wood,Harry Woods,Jack Curtis
Cast
Ramsay MacKay
Hank York, a wanderer
Justine Pryor
Dal Slade
Henry Wells
Mrs. Pryor
Nicholas Pryor
Talbot Carter
James Oliver
William Fargo
John Butterfield
Dan Trimball, prospector
Bradford, banker
Ingalls, banker
Ward, banker
Edwards, newspaper publisher
Alice MacKay
Pawnee
Abe, prospector
Lucy Dorsett Trimball
Lincoln
Miner
Marshal Sam
Minor Role
Minor Role
Man with Beaver Hat
Pioneer Woman
Toothless Miner
Southern Orator
Knick-Knack Vendor
Young Nick Pryor
Medical Attendant
Customer
Scottish Passenger
Ship Captain
Prospector
Larry
Gambler
Pioneer Woman
Minor Role
First Fargo Rider
Minor Role
Portly Gentleman
Minor Role
Pioneer Girl
Nick Pryor Jr.
Townsman
Tom - Wells Fargo Messenger
Jethro - Old Confederate
Pioneer Woman
Alice at 10 Years Old
Pioneer Woman
Preacher
Ramsay MacKay Jr.
Southerner
Pioneer Woman
Miner
Old Man
Townsman
Lola Montez
Pioneer Woman
Ormsby - N.Y. Herald Correspondent
Pioneer Woman
Minor Role
Boy's Mother
Miner
Minor Role
Child
Townsman
Pioneer Woman
Ed Slocum - Stagecoach Driver
Alex Trimball
Mr. Padden
Pioneer Woman
Townsman
Mrs. Jenkins
Southerner
Pioneer Girl
Minor Role
Southerner
Confederate Captain
Wang - MacKay's Servant
Bandit
Pioneer Girl
Chinese Workman
Clerk
Practical Telegraph Operator
Minor Role
Pioneer Girl
Passenger
Minor Role
Pioneer Girl
Gambler
Clerk
Pioneer Woman
Postal Clerk
Customer
Sailor
Wagon Train Driver
Bartender
Barber
Minor Role
Pioneer Woman
Black Man
Salmon P. Chase - Secretary of the Treasury
Pioneer Woman
Pioneer Girl
Top Sergeant
Minor Role
Coachman
Southerner
Doctor
Townsman
Minor Role
San Francisco Postmaster
Pioneer Woman
Northerner
Headwaiter
Pioneer Girl
Minor Role
Miner
Clerk
U.S. Postmaster - Batavia, N.Y.
Pioneer Woman
Minor Role
Miner
Minor Role
Prospector
White House Aide
Bart - Express Driver
Mr. Langley
Minor Role
Jonathan - Proprietor
Alice at 6 Years Old
Minor Role
Zachary 'Zeke' Martin
Headwaiter
Sea Captain
Townsman
Pioneer Girl
Reporter
Sam - Pryor's Butler
Fargo Rider
Scout
Minor Role
Printer
Townsman
Pioneer Woman
Minor Role
Candy Vendor
First Lieutenant
Pioneer Girl
Townsman
Minor Role
Conductor
Townsman
Minor Role
Minor Role
Northerner
Captain's Wife
Minor Role
Minor Role
Minor Role
Townsman
Plump Townswoman
Minor Role
Dinsmore
Southerner
Union Officer
Pioneer Woman
Minor Role
Minor Role
Southerner
Fireman
Northerner
Northerner
Minor Role
Bearded Man
Minor Role
Mrs. Ward
Boy
Man with Paper
Chinese Brickmason
Sailor
Mrs. Edwards
Merchant
Mrs. Andrews
Sam - Coachman
Pioneer Girl
Pioneer Girl
Pioneer Woman
Minor Role
Timekeeper
Minor Role
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Facts
Original TitleWells Fargo
Status Released
Release Information
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1937-12-31
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 34m
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures
Genres
- History
- Western