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Pony Express

1953 · 101 min

A brisk, old-fashioned Western adventure with galloping action, clear heroes and villains, and a patriotic spirit.

Directed by: Jerry Hopper
Genres: Action, Western
Starring: Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling

Tagline: GALLOPING THRILLS! A mighty adventure when America's destiny rode in the saddle bags of the...PONY EXPRESS
Overview: 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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Directed by: Jerry Hopper
Genres: Action, Western
Starring: Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
justice
loyalty
betrayal
war
Places: wilderness
small town
road trip
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, western
Directed by: Jerry Hopper
Written by: Charles Marquis Warren
Starring: Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker, Porter Hall, Henry Brandon, Richard Shannon, Stuart Randall
Music: Paul Sawtell
Cinematography: Ray Rennahan
Runtime: 101 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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