Wyoming Mail

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1h 27m

Stephen McNally and Alexis Smith in Wyoming Mail (1950)

In 1869, when the railroad mail service is threatened by frequent bandit attacks, the government hires Steve Davis to infiltrate a gang in order to destroy it from inside.In 1869, when the railroad mail service is threatened by frequent bandit attacks, the government hires Steve Davis to infiltrate a gang in order to destroy it from inside.In 1869, when the railroad mail service is threatened by frequent bandit attacks, the government hires Steve Davis to infiltrate a gang in order to destroy it from inside.

Director
- Reginald Le Borg
Writers
- Harry Essex(screenplay)
- Leonard Lee(screenplay)
- Robert Hardy Andrews(story)
Stars

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Stephen McNally and Armando Silvestre in Wyoming Mail (1950)

Stephen McNally in Wyoming Mail (1950)

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In 1869, the United States begins a railroad mail service to the West Coast which proves highly tempting to train robbers, in particular an organized gang with one of the mail's supposed guardians in their pay. Prizefighter Steve Davis, a former army intelligence man, is hired to track down the gang and save the Territorial Mail Service. Steve goes undercover in territorial prison, learns Morse Code from a fellow prisoner, breaks jail, infiltrates the gang...and finds time to romance dance-hall singer Mary, who proves to have hidden depths... —Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

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Taglines
- THE TRAIN ROBBERY THAT SHOOK THE WEST! (original print ad - all caps)
Genre
- Western
Certificate
- Passed
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Some scenes were filmed on Sierra Railway and in Jamestown, California.

Goofs
Davis buys a drink at the Railroad Club, then takes his drink to a table across the room. In subsequent shots the drink is still on the bar, then disappears.

Quotes
Haynes: [to Steve] I expect you realize I'm pretty much the law around here. I can make things easier for you, or I can break you. It's up to you.

Soundtracks
TAKE ME TO TOWN
Music by Lester Lee
Lyrics by Dan Shapiro
Sung and danced by chorus girls

Top review

The Universal western look overcomes limitations here.

The satisfactions of the Technicolor western register in this production line co feature, with Russell Metty's camerawork and the studio's wooden cowboy town, train station and saloon interiors always a pleasurable environment. The cast is good too so there's only the routine direction to take issue with and Le Borg has exerted himself a few times here - Smith's anguished walk back to the railworker club, knowing her lover is a government spy, is one.

Better work followed but this is enjoyable.

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Mozjoukine
Aug 22, 2002

Release date
- October 18, 1950 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- In geheimer Mission (1952)
Filming locations
- Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production company
- Universal International Pictures (UI)
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Runtime
1 hour 27 minutes
Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1

Stephen McNally and Alexis Smith in Wyoming Mail (1950)

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