Roy Rogers
"Wild" Bill Hickok
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Synopsis
During the Civil War, raiders attack the horses and relay stations that connect California with the East. Bill Hickok is assigned to protect the route as a foreign agent exploits the disruption for his own plans. A gold shipment and an old romance complicate a mission whose success depends on keeping communication open.
Cast
DirectorsJoseph Kane
Historical context
Roy Rogers plays a fictionalized Hickok in an adventure that combines frontier legend with espionage. The Civil War supplies the background for a struggle over information and supplies, while musical performance keeps the film connected to Rogers's singing-cowboy persona.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Roy Rogers — Harry Warnecke / Robert F. Cranston · CC0
- George "Gabby" Hayes — NBC Television · Public domain
- Julie Bishop — CINE MUNDIAL magazine · Public domain
- John Miljan — Unknown author · Public domain
