Pony Express

Directed by Jerry Hopper
Approved
1953    1h 41mWestern, Action
5.822%5.7
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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.
  • Charlton HestonCaptain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
  • Rhonda FlemingEvelyn Hastings
  • Jan SterlingDenny Russell
  • Forrest TuckerJames Butler aka Wild Bill Hickok
  • Porter HallJim Bridger
  • Henry BrandonJoe Cooper
  • Richard ShannonRed Barrett
  • Stuart RandallPemberton
  • Lewis MartinSgt. Russell
  • Pat HoganChief Yellow Hand (uncredited)
  • Michael MooreRance Hastings
  • Frank WilcoxMr. Walstron (uncredited)
  • Art FelixTownsman (uncredited)
  • Chet BrandenburgTownsman (uncredited)
  • Harry TenbrookTownsman (uncredited)
  • Chick HannanTownsman (uncredited)
  • George BellTownsman (uncredited)
  • Jerry HopperDirector
  • Charles Marquis WarrenScreenplay
  • Nat HoltProducer
  • eif999January 26, 2025
    Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill form the Pony Express. Except it didn't happen. Heston is so smiley and cocky he's hard to watch. The ladies look great. The film, too, looks good but can't get past the stupid.

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