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15/06/1953 Action, Western 1h 41m
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GALLOPING THRILLS! A mighty adventure when America's destiny rode in the saddle bags of the...PONY EXPRESS

Overview

Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route that can get mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in ten days. Along the way they must battle bad weather, hostile Indians and outlaws intent on robbing the mail and shutting down the entire operation.

  1. Jerry Hopper

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Charlton Heston

    Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

  2. Rhonda Fleming

    Evelyn Hastings

  3. Jan Sterling

    Denny Russell

  4. Forrest Tucker

    James Butler aka Wild Bill Hickok

  5. Porter Hall

    Jim Bridger

  6. Henry Brandon

    Joe Cooper

  7. Richard Shannon

    Red Barrett

  8. Stuart Randall

    Pemberton

  9. Lewis Martin

    Sgt. Russell

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-07-29
Almost, nearly...

Directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Charlton Heston, Forrest Tucker and Rhonda Fleming, Pony Express is adapted from a story written by Frank Gruber. It revolves around the birth of the Pony Express and how it linked California to the rest of the United States, thus preventing it from becoming a separate republic. Buffalo Bill Cody (Heston) and Wild Bill Hickok (Tucker) are the principal characters in the formation of the St Joseph-Sacramento speed run that has long since passed into folklore. Very much a fictionalised account of the "Express" and its principals, this ta...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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