Wyoming Mail
Seen it?1950 | 87 min | Western
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people. If you loved The Wild Bunch or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1950: an older pace and style.
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, leans 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...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
86% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Reginald Le Borg
- Stephen McNallySteve Davis
- Alexis SmithMary Williams
- Howard Da SilvaCavanaugh
- Ed BegleyHaynes
- Dan RissGeorge Armstrong
- Roy RobertsCharles De Haven
- Armando SilvestreIndian Joe
- Whit BissellSam
- James ArnessRussell
- Richard JaeckelNate