The Young Riders (1989)★ 7.7/10
- Drama
- Romance
- Western
Directed by: Virgil W. Vogel, James Keach, Lee H. Katzin, Joseph L. Scanlan, George Mendeluk
Written by: Ed Spielman, Steven Baum, Raymond Hartung, Charles Grant Craig, James L. Novack
The adventures of the riders of the Pony Express.
- Original title
- The Young Riders
- Storyline
- A group of young Express riders are based at the waystation in Sweetwater, Kansas. Running the station was ex-Texas Ranger and all-around eccentric Teaspoon Hunter. The role of cook, housekeeper and mother hen was filled first by Emma and later by Rachel. The riders included the future "Buffalo Bill" Cody and James Butler ("Wild Bill") Hickok, as well as Ike, a mute, Buck, a half-White/half-Kiowa scout and the Kid, a quiet Southerner. Their final member was Lou, a young woman who lived and worked with the riders disguised as a boy. They were later joined by Noah Dixon.
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 · 2,999
- Companies
- Pendragon Entertainment, Ogiens / Kane Company, MGM/UA Television, Ogiens / Kane Productions, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), ARD TV, ARD, Antenne 2 (A2), Das Erste, France 2 (FR2), ITV - Independent Television, Italia 1, KRO, KRO-NCRV, Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO), NHK Sôgô, NHK, TVE, TVP 1, TVP, TVP1, Televisión Española (TVE), Telewizja Polska (TVP)
- Release dates
- US September 20, 1989
- DE September 12, 1991
- FR April 15, 1992
- NL October 2, 1992
- FI June 6, 1993
- PL July 1, 1994
- AU August 20, 2013