Wells Fargo (1937)
TOGETHER THEY BUILD A CONTINENT! He lives the magnificent adventure that saves a country and she shares the adventures of the man she loves!
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.
Frank Lloyd
DirectorPaul Schofield
ScreenplayGerald Geraghty
ScreenplayFrederick J. Jackson
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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on July 6, 2025Though it does capture a little of the pioneering spirit of the folks travelling west, it’s just too episodic and becomes even a bit dull. It gets off to a lively enough start as we meet “Ramsay” (Joel McCrae) who is bidding for a contract to shift goods from the east coast past the terminus of the railway and out into the rapidly populating wilderness. It’s while he is trying to prove he can get live oysters to the table that he encounters the broken down carriage of “Justine” (Frances Dee) and her mother (Mary Nash) and so soon has a little extra romantic impetus as his career starts to expand just as quickly as his network of deliveries. Along the way he has to compete with the postal service, ambitious competitors and marauding Apache but little prepares him for the impact ...
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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.
Genre: History, Western
Wells Fargo was released on December 31, 1937.
Runtime: 1h 34m
The main cast of Wells Fargo includes:
- 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
Wells Fargo was directed by Frank Lloyd.
Wells Fargo has a rating of 5.2/10 based on 14 user votes.
Content Rating: NR
About Wells Fargo (1937)
Movie Information
- Title:
- Wells Fargo
- Release Date:
- December 31, 1937
- Duration:
- 1h 34m
- Genres:
- History, Western
- Languages:
- English
Production
- Production Companies:
- Paramount Pictures
- Production Countries:
- United States of America
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