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.
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)
