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Who has not felt their pulses quicken when seeing Wild Bill Hickok, hero of the Wild West, who shared the honour of being the best known scout with Buffalo Bill Cody. You can enjoy seeing him again, now Above : Howard Keel, as Wild Bill Hickok, stops the coach with its two charm in g passengers — Doris Day as Calamity Jane, and Allyn McLerie —in “ Calamity Jane." Wild Bill Hickok (Forrest Tucker ) is seen on the right in “ Pony Express." The others are Charlton Heston as Buffalo Bill Cody, Rhonda Fleming as Evelyn Hastings, and Jan Sterling as Denny Russell. It tells the story of how the two men, working together, forge the Pony Express, trail from St. Joseph, Mo., to Sacra- mento, California, and over- come innumerable obstacles to do so. Above : Bruce Cabot and Constance Bennett in “ Wild Bill Hickok Rides," which was released in 1942 . Below: And here's one of the earliest Bill Hickok films — W. S. Hart in Wild Bill Hickok," which we saw in 1924 . G ar y C oop e r as Blayde Hollister, a former Confederate colonel, listens to an argument between Leif Erickson as Martin Weatherby and Reed Hadley as Wild Bill Hickok in “ Dallas,” 1951 . ♦ ♦ Gary Cooper starred as Wild Bill Hickok and Jean Arthur starred with him as Calamity Jane in “ The Plainsman," which was released here in 1937 . Wild Bill was one of the most famous peace officers of the West, known through his life for his courage and integrity, and this film was based on Frank Wilstach's book.