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Wells Fargo (1937) The life and career of a Wells Fargo official frames this fictionalized account of the express company's

Wells Fargo (1937)

The life and career of a Wells Fargo official frames this fictionalized account of the express company's formation.

Cast:
Ramsay MacKay: Joel McCrea
Hank York - a Wanderer: Bob Burns
Justine Pryor: Frances Dee
Dal Slade: Lloyd Nolan
Henry Wells: Henry O'Neill
Mrs. Pryor: Mary Nash
Nicholas Pryor: Ralph Morgan
Talbot Carter: Johnny Mack Brown
James Oliver: Porter Hall
William Fargo: Jack Clark
John Butterfield: Clarence Kolb
Dan Trimball - Prospector: Robert Cummings
Bradford - Banker: Granville Bates
Ingalls - Banker: Harry Davenport
Ward - Banker: Frank Conroy
Edwards - Newspaper Publisher: Brandon Tynan
Alice MacKay: Peggy Stewart
Pawnee: Bernard Siegel
Abe - Prospector: Stanley Fields
Lucy Dorsett Trimball: Jane Dewey
Lincoln: Frank McGlynn Sr.
Miner: Bruce Mitchell
Marshal Sam: Erville Alderson
Minor Role: Freeman Wood
Man with Beaver Hat: Sam Ash
Pioneer Woman: Florence Wix
Toothless Miner: Frank Austin
Southern Orator: Arthur Aylesworth
Townsman: Lee Shumway
Knick-Knack Vendor: Jack Baxley
Young Nick Pryor: Scotty Beckett
Clerk: Ralph McCullough
Medical Attendant: Hank Bell
Customer: Dell Henderson
Official: William A. Boardway
Scottish Passenger: Barlowe Borland
Ship Captain: Wade Boteler
Prospector: Monte Montague
Larry: Henry Brandon
Gambler: Charles Haefeli
First Fargo Rider: Ray Burgess
Portly Gentleman: James P. Burtis
Pioneer Girl: Gloria Williams
Nick Pryor Jr.: Jimmy Butler
Tom - Wells Fargo Messenger: Lane Chandler
Jethro - Old Confederate: Spencer Charters
Alice at 10 Years Old: Shirley Coates
Preacher: D'Arcy Corrigan
Ramsay MacKay Jr.: Ronnie Cosby
Southerner: Al Sullivan
Old Man: Thomas A. Curran
Lola Montez: Sheila Darcy
Ormsby - N.Y. Herald Correspondent: Hal K. Dawson
Boy's Mother: Helen Dickson
Child: Rex Downing
Ed Slocum - Stagecoach Driver: Eddie Dunn
Alex Trimball: David Durand
Mr. Padden: Edward Earle
Mrs. Jenkins: Fern Emmett
Confederate Captain: Art Foster
Wang - MacKay's Servant: Willie Fung
Bandit: Barney Furey
Chinese Workman: Chester Gan
Practical Telegraph Operator: Joe Gilbert
Passenger: George Guhl
Postal Clerk: Harry Hayden
Sailor: Monte Vandergrift
Wagon Train Driver: Charles Herzinger
Bartender: Herbert Heywood
Barber: Mitchell Ingraham
Black Man: Darby Jones
Salmon P. Chase - Secretary of the Treasury: Edward Keane
Top Sergeant: Philip Kieffer
Coachman: Paul Kruger
Doctor: Edward LeSaint
San Francisco Postmaster: Lucien Littlefield
Northerner: Danny Sullivan
Headwaiter: William H. O'Brien
Wells Fargo Rider: Kermit Maynard
U.S. Postmaster - Batavia, N.Y.: Robert McKenzie
White House Aide: Bert Moorhouse
Bart - Express Driver: Philip Morris
Mr. Langley: Ferdinand Munier
Jonathan - Proprietor: Louis Natheaux
Alice at 6 Years Old: Babs Nelson
Zachary 'Zeke' Martin: Paul Newlan
Sea Captain: Robert Emmett O'Connor
Reporter: Franklin Parker
Sam - Pryor's Butler: Lew Payton
Fargo Rider: Vester Pegg
Scout: Jack Perrin
Undetermined Secondary Role: House Peters Jr.
Printer: Lee Phelps
Candy Vendor: Julian Rivero
First Lieutenant: Buddy Roosevelt
Conductor: Dick Rush
Captain's Wife: Kathryn Sheldon
Plump Townswoman: Gertrude Simpson
Dinsmore: Harry Stafford
Union Officer: Bert Stevens
Fireman: Brick Sullivan
Bearded Man: Bernard Suss
Stagecoach Guard: Hal Taliaferro
Mrs. Ward: Dorothy Tennant
Boy: Jerry Tucker
Man with Paper: Archie Twitchell
Chinese Brickmason: Tom Ung
Mrs. Edwards: Clare Verdera
Merchant: Emmett Vogan
Mrs. Andrews: Ruth Warren
Sam - Coachman: Blue Washington
Timekeeper: Harry Woods

Written by: Paul Schofield, Gerald Geraghty, Frederick J. Jackson

Director: Frank Lloyd

Production: Paramount Pictures

Release date: 31 Dec 1937
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