Wells Fargo (film)
- Bob Burns: Hank York
- Frances Dee: Justine Pryor
- Lloyd Nolan: Dal Slade
- Henry O'Neill: Henry Wells
- Mary Nash: Mrs. Pryor
- Ralph Morgan: Nicholas Pryor
- Johnny Mack Brown: Talbot Carter
- Porter Hall: James Oliver
- Jack J. Clark: William Fargo
- Clarence Kolb: John Butterfield
- Robert Cummings: Dan Trimball
- Granville Bates: Bradford
- Harry Davenport: Ingalls
- Frank Conroy: Ward
- Brandon Tynan: Edwards
- Bernard Siegel: Pawnee
- Stanley Fields: Abe
- Jane Dewey: Lucy Dorsett Trimball
- Frank McGlynn Sr.: Lincoln
Frisco Express (original Wells Fargo ) is an American feature film from the year 1937. Black and white film was produced by Howard Estabrook, Frank Lloyd and William LeBaron directed by Frank Lloyd at Paramount Pictures. The screenplay by Paul Schofield, Gerald Geraghty and Frederick J. Jackson from a story by Stuart N. Lake. The U.S. premiere took place on December 30, 1937. In Germany the film came in 1938 in the cinemas. In German-speaking countries it is also known under the name To love, gold and home.
Action
The film story begins in the 1840s. Ramsay MacKay is a messenger for the Wells FAGRO Mail and Freight Company. He is a piece broadcast on the way from New York to Buffalo, when he meets Justine Prior and her mother, who are lying there with her broken carriage. He helps them and they accompany him to Buffalo, where he can leave his mission in time. Ramsay is promoted and takes over the management of a branch in St. Louis, where Justine lives. The two fall in love, but Justine's parents are against the connection so that it ends this. Ramsay goes to San Francisco to lead the local Wells Fargo branch. Justine him some time later comes after, and the two get married now and have two children. During the Civil War Ramsay awarded the contract to carry out gold shipments to Washington. He says the northern states his support, even though he has Justine promised to remain neutral. This is made of it, since her brother had fallen for the southern states. She writes to his friend Talbot Southern officer a letter, in which she mentioned the planned route and the content of the next gold delivery. However, it gets scruples and no longer sends off the letter. On the way to Washington Ramsay's convoy is attacked by the Southerners. Talbot falls in this battle and Ramsay takes Justine's letter with him. Injured he breaks off all contact with her. Justine returns to St. Louis. Years later Ramsay returns to St. Louis to look after his family. Here he learns that Justine has not sent the letter, but her mother, who was also still been against the relationship. Ramsay apologizes and the two are reconciled again.
Awards
Loren L. Ryder was nominated in 1938 with Wells Fargo for an Oscar in the category Best Sound.