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57% Critic Match
Pony Express
“GALLOPING THRILLS! A mighty adventure when America's destiny rode in the saddle bags of the...PONY EXPRESS”
5.7 / 10• 1953• 1h 41m•NR• English
ActionWestern
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Charlton Heston
Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
Lead
Rhonda Fleming
Evelyn Hastings
Jan Sterling
Denny Russell
Forrest Tucker
James Butler aka Wild Bill Hickok
Porter Hall
Jim Bridger
Henry Brandon
Joe Cooper
Richard Shannon
Red Barrett
Stuart Randall
Pemberton
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jerry Hopper's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pony Express is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
