Buffalo Bill (Charlton Heston) and Wild Bill Hickok (Forrest Tucker) team to form the Pony Express. The mail service from St Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA. Like a similar western "technology" film, Western Union (1941), The Pony Express is somewhat dull. Sure there are plenty of riders being chased by a variety of bad guys. Most menacing are those employed by a California consortium that wants the state to be independent. And Charlton Heston does his best to portray the legendary Buffalo Bill. But whenever he fires his pistol, Heston has a tendency to go splay-legged. That is, he holds he knees together like a school girl in need of a trip down the hall. The movie does include some stunning scenery but failed to captivate this viewer. So here the film sits, on the rough rider page.

Cast:

• Charlton Heston....William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
• Rhonda Fleming.... Evelyn Hastings
• Jan Sterling.... Denny
• Forrest Tucker.... Wild Bill Hickok
• Michael Moore .... Rance Hastings
• Porter Hall.... Jim Bridger
• Richard Shannon... Barrett
• Henry Brandon.... Joe Cooper, Owner Overland Express Co.
• Stuart Randall.... Pemberton, Editor California Weekly Bulletin
• Lewis Martin .... Sergeant Russell