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18 January 1954 (Sweden) moreTagline:
GALLOPING THRILLS! A mighty adventure when America's destiny rode in the saddle bags of the...PONY EXPRESS morePlot:
Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route that can get mail from St. Joseph... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Enjoyable Western based on factual account... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Charlton Heston | ... | Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody | |
| Rhonda Fleming | ... | Evelyn Hastings | |
| Jan Sterling | ... | Denny Russell | |
| Forrest Tucker | ... | Wild Bill Hickok | |
| Michael Moore | ... | Rance Hastings | |
| Porter Hall | ... | Jim Bridger | |
| Richard Shannon | ... | Red Barrett | |
| Henry Brandon | ... | Joe Cooper, Owner Overland Express Co. | |
| Stuart Randall | ... | Pemberton, (editor, 'California Weekly Bulletin') | |
| Lewis Martin | ... | Sergeant Russell | |
| Pat Hogan | ... | Chief Yellow Hand | |
| Eric Alden | ... | Miller - the Clerk | |
| Howard Joslin | ... | Harvey | |
| Leroy Johnson | ... | Pony Express Rider | |
| Jim Burk | ... | Pony Express Rider (as Jimmy H. Burk) |
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West Germany:12 | Finland:K-7 (new rating: 2001) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-8 | USA:Approved (PCA #16104) | Sweden:BtlFun Stuff
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In 1860, Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok joined their strength to establish a communication route with the East through a fresh and fast relay stations of young riders on horseback...
Charlton Heston plays the legendary mountain man, buffalo hunter, U. S. Army Scout and Indian fighter and backer of the 'Pony Express' from St. Joseph to Sacramento in only ten days... Forrest Tucker plays his friend Wild Bill Hickok, an U. S. Marshal who brought order to the frontier with many encounters with outlaws among them Michael Moore (Lance Hastings) and Henry Brandon (Cooper) whose plans are to destroy the relay stations and ambush the express riders...
The film is loaded with action scenes and amusing moments...
- When Heston stops a stagecoach and tells the coachman: 'I'm Buffalo Bill Cody.' 'Sure, and I'm Wild Bill Hickok,' replies the driver... Coming alongside and smiling, Heston says: 'Nope, You're not that ugly!'
- When Heston meets Tucker arriving in town... Their courteous words are replaced by a shooting game, a rare but funny expression of friendship, putting holes in each other's garments including Tucker's nine dollars expensive hat... 'It's fancier than shaking hands,' expresses Jan Sterling to Rhonda Fleming from the window of her hotel...
-When Jan Sterling comes into the presence of the famous 'Pair of Bills,' wishing to increase her impression on Buffalo Bill with a fancy pink dress... Seeing her, Heston notes: 'Why not you go back and put some clothes on!'
Rhonda Fleming plays Evelyn Hastings, the ravishing wealthy redhead, who falls in love with Heston, leaving alone her brother who never wanted the 'Pony Express' to get through..-
Jan Sterling plays the sincere pretty blonde who loves so much Buffalo Bill...
Filmed in Technicolor, this enjoyable Western, based on factual account, is adequately entertaining...