''Outlaw Express'' is a 1938 American

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film directed by

George Waggner George Waggner (September 7, 1894 – December 11, 1984) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for producing and directing the 1941 film '' The Wolf Man''. For some unknown reason, Waggner sometimes configured his ...

and written by Norton S. Parker. The film stars Bob Baker, Cecilia Callejo, Don Barclay,

LeRoy Mason LeRoy Franklin Mason (July 2, 1903 – October 13, 1947) was an American film actor who worked primarily in Westerns in both the silent and sound film eras. Mason was born in Larimore, North Dakota, on July 2, 1903. Career 1920s Mason's fi ...

, Nina Campana and

Martin Garralaga Martín Garralaga (10 November 1894 – 12 June 1981) was a Spanish actor who worked in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was married to opera singer and actress Rosa Rey. Biography Garralaga first came to the United States wh ...

. The film was released on June 17, 1938, by

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Plot

Bob Bradley and Andy Sharpe are army officers assigned to go undercover to investigate the mysterious murders of Pony Express riders. They uncover a plot to steal land from the former Mexican residents of California as they re-register their properties with the new American authorities in Washington.

Cast

* Bob Baker as Bob Bradley *

Cecilia Callejo Cecilia Lucila Callejo Correa (October 31, 1907 – August 18, 2003), known as Cecilia Callejo, was an American actress and dancer, born in Puerto Rico. She appeared in films, including '' It's a Wonderful World'' (1939), '' Passport to Alcatr ...

as Lorita Hernandez * Don Barclay as Andy Sharpe *

as Jack Sommers *

Nina Campana Nina Campana (December 23, 1897 – June 21, 1950), born Esperanza Susanna de Ybarrondo, was an American film actress. Biography Esperanza de Ybarrondo was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Tomas de Ybarrondo and Vicenta Botiller (later Wuche ...

as Lupe *

as Don Ricardo Hernandez *

Forrest Taylor Edwin Forrest Taylor (December 29, 1883 – February 19, 1965) was an American character actor whose artistic career spanned six different decades, from Silent film, silents through Sound film, talkies to the advent of Color motion picture fil ...

as John F. Ferguson *Carlyle Moore Jr. as Bill Cody *

Julian Rivero Julian Rivero (July 25, 1890 – February 24, 1976) was an American actor whose career spanned seven decades. He made his film debut in the 1923 silent melodrama, '' The Bright Shawl'', which starred Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, Will ...

as Don Francisco Diego *

Jack Kirk Jack Kirk (February 19, 1895 – September 13, 1948) was an American film actor from Missoula, Montana who had roles in over 300 films, mostly B-westerns, from 1926 and 1954. He is interred in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles ...

as Phelps *

Carleton Young Captain Carleton Scott Young (October 21, 1905 – November 7, 1994) was an American character actor who was known for his deep voice. Early years Young wasborn in Fulton, Oswego County, New York, the second and only surviving child ...

as Ramon *Apache as Bob's Horse

References

External links

* {{George Waggner 1938 films American Western (genre) films 1938 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by George Waggner American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films Films scored by Frank Sanucci