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Riding with Buffalo Bill
“Make Way For The Greatest Plainsman In History!”
8.0 / 10• 1954• 4h 40m•NR• English
ActionAdventureWestern
Storyline
Columbia Pictures elevated a run-of-the-mill B-western supporting player, Marshall Reed, to the title role in this equally run-of-the-mill western serial released in 15 chapters. Like most serials in the '50s, Riding with Buffalo Bill consisted of quite a bit of budget-stretching stock footage telling a highly fictionalized account of Buffalo Bill Cody aiding a group of ranchers in their defeat of a local crime lord. The serial's assistant director, Leonard Katzman, later produced the long-running television series Gunsmoke and Dallas.
Cast & Crew
Marshall Reed
Bill Cody, aka The Riding' Terror
Lead
Rick Vallin
Reb Morgan
Jack Ingram
Henchman Ace
William Fawcett
Rocky Ford
Gregg Barton
Henchman Bart
Steven Ritch
Henchman Elko [ch 5] (as Steve Ritch)
Pierce Lyden
Henchman Darr
Michael Fox
King Carney
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Spencer Gordon Bennet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Riding with Buffalo Bill is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
