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Winds of the Wasteland -- The arrival of the telegraph put Pony Express riders like John Blair and his pal Smoky out of work. A race will decide whether they or stageline owner Drake get the government mail contract.

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Director:
Mack V. Wright
Writers:
Joseph F. Poland (screen play) and
Joseph F. Poland (original story)
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Release Date:
6 July 1936 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Western See more »
Tagline:
A six-shooter writes the law as war flames on the range! Adventure---as bullets blaze the pioneer trail! See more »
Plot:
The arrival of the telegraph put Pony Express riders like John Blair and his pal Smoky out of work. A race will decide whether they or stageline owner Drake get the government mail contract. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

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John Wayne ... John Blair
Phyllis Fraser ... Barbara Forsythe
Lew Kelly ... Rocky O'Brien
Douglas Cosgrove ... Cal Drake
Lane Chandler ... Larry Adams
Sam Flint ... Dr. William Forsythe
Bob Kortman ... Henchman Cherokee Joe (as Robert Kortman)
Ed Cassidy ... Mr. Dodge
Jon Hall ... Jim - Pony Express Rider (as Charles Locher)
Merrill McCormick ... Henchman Pete (as W.M. McCormick)
Christian J. Frank ... Telegraph Crew Chief (as Chris Franke)
Jack Rockwell ... Buchanan City Marshal
Arthur Millett ... Buchanan City Postmaster
Tracy Layne ... Green
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yakima Canutt ... Henchman Smokey (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter ... Settler with Sick Child (uncredited)
Helen Gibson ... Settler's Wife (uncredited)
Herman Hack ... Townsman (uncredited)
Henry Hall ... Townsman (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham ... Man Showing Stage to Barbara (uncredited)
Jack Ingram ... Guard (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons ... Express Rider (uncredited)
Clyde McClary ... Townsman (uncredited)
Bud McClure ... Green - Guard (uncredited)
Art Mix ... Ed - Pony Express Rider (uncredited)
George Morrell ... Townsman (uncredited)
Bud Pope ... Henchman (uncredited)
Arthur Thalasso ... Race Starter (uncredited)
Francis Walker ... Townsman (uncredited)
Joe Yrigoyen ... Drake's Stage Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mack V. Wright 
 
Writing credits
Joseph F. Poland  screen play (as Joseph Poland) and
Joseph F. Poland  original story (as Joseph Poland)

Produced by
Nat Levine .... producer
 
Cinematography by
William Nobles (photography)
 
Film Editing by
Robert Jahns (film editor)
 
Sound Department
Terry Kellum .... sound engineer
 
Stunts
Yakima Canutt .... stunts (uncredited)
Tracy Layne .... stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons .... stunts (uncredited)
Francis Walker .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Yrigoyen .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Murray Seldeen .... supervising editor
 
Music Department
Harry Grey .... musical supervision
James Branson .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Arthur Kay .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Heinz Roemheld .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Leon Rosebrook .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Paul Van Loan .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Paul Malvern .... supervisor
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Stagecoach Run" - USA (DVD title)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
54 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System)
Certification:
UK:U (original rating) (cut) | UK:U (video rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #2316) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Germany:6 | USA:TV-PG (TV rating)
Filming Locations:
Agoura Ranch, Agoura, California, USASee more »
Company:
Republic Pictures (I)See more »

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Goofs:
Continuity: In the final stage of the race, the long shots of the Crescent City coach show a driver with a light coloured vest wielding a whip in his right hand. The close shots show John Blair (John Wayne) wearing a dark coloured vest and with both hands holding reins.See more »

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13 out of 13 people found the following review useful.
The Great Stagecoach Race!, 25 November 2003
Author: (bsmith5552@rogers.com) from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

"Winds of the Wasteland" was made following the 1935 merger of Lone Star/Monogram and Mascot Pictures into Republic Pictures. With the added resources of the old Mascot serial group, the production values of John Wayne's series improved greatly. The budgets were certainly bigger and that can be seen in this particular entry.

The story has two ex Pony Express riders, John Craig (Wayne) and Larry Adams (Lane Chander) starting up a stagecoach line. They are duped into signing an agreement with bad guy Drake (Douglas Cosgrove) to operate the line between two towns one of which is deserted except for the disgruntled doctor (Sam Flint) and jack of all trades Rocky (Lew Kelly).

Doc's daughter Barbara (Phyllis Fraser) arrives unannounced and tries to convince her father to return east with her. Craig convinces them to remain and await the results of the upcoming stagecoach race for a $25,000 mail contract. Drake, along with his henchmen Bob Kortman and Yakima Canutt, among others, try to thwart our hero at every turn.

The highlight of the film, and a sequence that sets it apart, is the climatic and very well staged race between Drake's coach and that of Craig. Veteran director Mack V. Wright gives us plenty of action and a realistic race to boot. Having Yakima Canutt around meant many visually exciting stunts. The outcome of the race of course is never in doubt nor is the fate of the villains.

Jon Hall (using the name Charles Lochner), appears briefly at the beginning of the movie as a Pony Express rider who is seen talking to Wayne and Chandler. Also in the same sequence is veteran "B" western performer Ed Cassidy.

This was one of the best of Wayne's early "B" westerns.

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