in 1860 and buffalo bill cody and wild bill hickok join their strength to establish a communication route with the east through a fresh and fast relay station of young rider on horseback . charlton heston play the legendary mountain man and buffalo hunter and u. s. army scout and indian fighter and backer of the pony express from st. joseph to sacramento in only ten day . forrest tucker play his friend wild bill hickok and an u. s. marshal who bring order to the frontier with many encounter with outlaw among them michael moore ( lance hastings ) and henry brandon ( cooper ) whose plan be to destroy the relay station and ambush the express rider . the film be load with action scene and amuse moment . when heston stop a stagecoach and tell the coachman represent i be buffalo bill cody . sure and and i be wild bill hickok and reply the driver . come alongside and smile and heston say represent nope and youre not that ugly . when heston meet tucker arrive in town . their courteous word be replace by a shooting game and a rare but funny expression of friendship and put hole in each other garment include tucker nine dollar expensive hat . it fancy than shake hand and express jan sterling to rhonda fleming from the window of her hotel . when jan sterling come into the presence of the famous pair of bill and wish to increase her impression on buffalo bill with a fancy pink dress . see her and heston note represent why not you go back and put some clothes on . rhonda fleming play evelyn hastings and the ravish wealthy redhead and who fall in love with heston and leave alone her brother who never want the pony express to get through . jan sterling play the sincere pretty blonde who love so much buffalo bill . film in technicolor and this enjoyable western and base on factual account and be adequately entertaining .