Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

94 mins | History, Western | Dec. 31, 1937

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.

Wells Fargo

94 mins | History, Western | Dec. 31, 1937

Wells Fargo
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Paramount
Original title Wells Fargo
Directors William Tummel, Frank Lloyd
Writers Frederick J. Jackson, Gerald Geraghty, Paul Schofield, Stuart N. Lake

Cast

Joel McCrea

as Ramsay MacKay

Bob Burns

as Hank York, a wanderer

Frances Dee

as Justine Pryor

Lloyd Nolan

as Dal Slade

Henry O'Neill

as Henry Wells

Mary Nash

as Mrs. Pryor

Ralph Morgan

as Nicholas Pryor

Johnny Mack Brown

as Talbot Carter

Porter Hall

as James Oliver

Jack Clark

as William Fargo

Clarence Kolb

as John Butterfield

Robert Cummings

as Dan Trimball, prospector

Granville Bates

as Bradford, banker

Harry Davenport

as Ingalls, banker

Frank Conroy

as Ward, banker

Brandon Tynan

as Edwards, newspaper publisher

Peggy Stewart

as Alice MacKay

Bernard Siegel

as Pawnee

Stanley Fields

as Abe, prospector

Jane Dewey

as Lucy Dorsett Trimball

Frank McGlynn Sr.

as Lincoln

Ernie Adams

as Miner

Erville Alderson

as Marshal Sam

Richard Allen

as Minor Role

William Arnold

as Minor Role

Sam Ash

as Man with Beaver Hat

Gertrude Astor

as Pioneer Woman

Frank Austin

as Toothless Miner

Arthur Aylesworth

as Southern Orator

Jack Baxley

as Knick-Knack Vendor

Scotty Beckett

as Young Nick Pryor

Hank Bell

as Medical Attendant

Joseph E. Bernard

as Customer

Barlowe Borland

as Scottish Passenger

Wade Boteler

as Ship Captain

Ed Brady

as Prospector

Henry Brandon

as Larry

Charles Brinley

as Gambler

Fritzi Brunette

as Pioneer Woman

Hal Budlong

as Minor Role

Ray Burgess

as First Fargo Rider

Tom Burke

as Minor Role

James P. Burtis

as Portly Gentleman

George Burton

as Minor Role

Marie Burton

as Pioneer Girl

Jimmy Butler

as Nick Pryor Jr.

A.S. Byron

as Townsman

Lane Chandler

as Tom - Wells Fargo Messenger

Spencer Charters

as Jethro - Old Confederate

Ethel Clayton

as Pioneer Woman

Shirley Coates

as Alice at 10 Years Old

Irene Coleman

as Pioneer Woman

D'Arcy Corrigan

as Preacher

Ronnie Cosby

as Ramsay MacKay Jr.

Hal Craig

as Southerner

Nell Craig

as Pioneer Woman

Richard Cramer

as Miner

Thomas A. Curran

as Old Man

Sidney D'Albrook

as Townsman

Sheila Darcy

as Lola Montez

Helen Davis

as Pioneer Woman

Hal K. Dawson

as Ormsby - N.Y. Herald Correspondent

Lillian Dean

as Pioneer Woman

Richard Denning

as Minor Role

Helen Dickson

as Boy's Mother

Mike Donovan

as Miner

Lester Dorr

as Minor Role

Rex Downing

as Child

Lowell Drew

as Townsman

Fritzi Dugan

as Pioneer Woman

Eddie Dunn

as Ed Slocum - Stagecoach Driver

David Durand

as Alex Trimball

Edward Earle

as Mr. Padden

Dora Early

as Pioneer Woman

Oliver Eckhardt

as Townsman

Fern Emmett

as Mrs. Jenkins

Frank Erickson

as Southerner

Ann Evers

as Pioneer Girl

Martin Faust

as Minor Role

Al Ferguson

as Southerner

Art Foster

as Confederate Captain

Willie Fung

as Wang - MacKay's Servant

Barney Furey

as Bandit

Norah Gale

as Pioneer Girl

Chester Gan

as Chinese Workman

Jack Gardner

as Clerk

Joe Gilbert

as Practical Telegraph Operator

Gus Glassmire

as Minor Role

June Glory

as Pioneer Girl

George Guhl

as Passenger

Earl Gunn

as Minor Role

Harriette Haddon

as Pioneer Girl

Charles Haefeli

as Gambler

Sherry Hall

as Clerk

Beth Hartman

as Pioneer Woman

Harry Hayden

as Postal Clerk

Dell Henderson

as Customer

Ben Hendricks Jr.

as Sailor

Charles Herzinger

as Wagon Train Driver

Herbert Heywood

as Bartender

Mitchell Ingraham

as Barber

T.C. Jack

as Minor Role

Dolly Jarvis

as Pioneer Woman

Darby Jones

as Black Man

Edward Keane

as Salmon P. Chase - Secretary of the Treasury

Hazel Keener

as Pioneer Woman

Gwen Kenyon

as Pioneer Girl

Philip Kieffer

as Top Sergeant

Stanley King

as Minor Role

Paul Kruger

as Coachman

Jerry Larkin

as Southerner

Edward LeSaint

as Doctor

Bert Lindley

as Townsman

Jack Lindquist

as Minor Role

Lucien Littlefield

as San Francisco Postmaster

Jean Lorraine

as Pioneer Woman

George Magrill

as Northerner

Alphonse Martell

as Headwaiter

Joyce Mathews

as Pioneer Girl

Eric Mayne

as Minor Role

Charles McAvoy

as Miner

Ralph McCullough

as Clerk

Robert McKenzie

as U.S. Postmaster - Batavia, N.Y.

Mary Mersch

as Pioneer Woman

Frank Mills

as Minor Role

Bruce Mitchell

as Miner

Howard M. Mitchell

as Minor Role

Monte Montague

as Prospector

Bert Moorhouse

as White House Aide

Philip Morris

as Bart - Express Driver

Ferdinand Munier

as Mr. Langley

Forbes Murray

as Minor Role

Louis Natheaux

as Jonathan - Proprietor

Babs Nelson

as Alice at 6 Years Old

David Newell

as Minor Role

Paul Newlan

as Zachary 'Zeke' Martin

William H. O'Brien

as Headwaiter

Robert Emmett O'Connor

as Sea Captain

George Ovey

as Townsman

Carol Parker

as Pioneer Girl

Franklin Parker

as Reporter

Lew Payton

as Sam - Pryor's Butler

Vester Pegg

as Fargo Rider

Jack Perrin

as Scout

Grant Peters

as Minor Role

Lee Phelps

as Printer

Hal Price

as Townsman

Suzanne Rhoades

as Pioneer Woman

Cyril Ring

as Minor Role

Julian Rivero

as Candy Vendor

Buddy Roosevelt

as First Lieutenant

Alma Ross

as Pioneer Girl

Art Rowlands

as Townsman

Oscar Rudolph

as Minor Role

Dick Rush

as Conductor

Francis Sayles

as Townsman

Cy Schindell

as Minor Role

Harry Semels

as Minor Role

Allen D. Sewall

as Northerner

Kathryn Sheldon

as Captain's Wife

Hugh Sheridan

as Minor Role

Charles Sherlock

as Minor Role

Ernest Shields

as Minor Role

Lee Shumway

as Townsman

Gertrude Simpson

as Plump Townswoman

Pietro Sosso

as Minor Role

Harry Stafford

as Dinsmore

Robert R. Stephenson

as Southerner

Bert Stevens

as Union Officer

Dorothy Stevens

as Pioneer Woman

Tom Stevenson

as Minor Role

Harry Strang

as Minor Role

Al Sullivan

as Southerner

Brick Sullivan

as Fireman

Charles Sullivan

as Northerner

Danny Sullivan

as Northerner

Elliott Sullivan

as Minor Role

Bernard Suss

as Bearded Man

Hal Taliaferro

as Minor Role

Dorothy Tennant

as Mrs. Ward

Jerry Tucker

as Boy

Archie Twitchell

as Man with Paper

Tom Ung

as Chinese Brickmason

Monte Vandergrift

as Sailor

Clare Verdera

as Mrs. Edwards

Emmett Vogan

as Merchant

Ruth Warren

as Mrs. Andrews

Blue Washington

as Sam - Coachman

Dorothy White

as Pioneer Girl

Gloria Williams

as Pioneer Girl

Florence Wix

as Pioneer Woman

Freeman Wood

as Minor Role

Harry Woods

as Timekeeper

Jack Curtis

as Minor Role