GALLOPING THRILLS! A mighty adventure when America's destiny rode in the saddle bags of the...PONY EXPRESS
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.
Pony Express (1953) is a action and western film directed by Jerry Hopper, released on June 15, 1953 with a runtime of 1h 41m. It stars Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling and Forrest Tucker. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 28 ratings.
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Charlton Heston
as Captain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
Rhonda Fleming
as Evelyn Hastings
Jan Sterling
as Denny Russell
Forrest Tucker
as James Butler aka Wild Bill Hickok
Porter Hall
as Jim Bridger
Henry Brandon
as Joe Cooper
Richard Shannon
as Red Barrett
Stuart Randall
as Pemberton
Lewis Martin
as Sgt. Russell
Pat Hogan
as Chief Yellow Hand (uncredited)
Michael Moore
as Rance Hastings
Frank Wilcox
as Mr. Walstron (uncredited)
Directed by Jerry Hopper, written by Frank Gruber and Charles Marquis Warren, produced by Nat Holt.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 28 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on July 29, 2017
_**Charlton Heston Western about the establishing of the Pony Express**_ As the Civil War looms in 1860, Buffalo Bill Cody (Charlton Heston) and Wild Bill Hickok (Forrest Tucker) team-up to help establish the Pony Express from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, enabling mail to get from East to West in 10 days rather than 3 weeks by stagecoach. But they have to deal with Separatists who seek to stop…
Reviewed on April 23, 2021
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Pony Express (1953) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Pony Express (1953) includes Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker and Porter Hall. The film was directed by Jerry Hopper. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Pony Express was released on June 15, 1953 and runs for 1h 41m.
Pony Express (1953) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 28 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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