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Pony Express

Movie·1953·Action, Western·1h 41m·Directed by Jerry Hopper

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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.

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Charlton HestonCharlton HestonCaptain William Frank 'Buffalo Bill' CodyRhonda FlemingRhonda FlemingEvelyn HastingsJan SterlingJan SterlingDenny RussellForrest TuckerForrest TuckerJames Butler aka Wild Bill HickokPorter HallPorter HallJim BridgerHenry BrandonHenry BrandonJoe CooperRichard ShannonRichard ShannonRed BarrettStuart RandallStuart RandallPemberton

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