Buffalo Bill (1944)

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1h 30min
Drama, Western
Apr 1944 (USA)
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The story of William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, legendary westerner, from his days as an army scout to his later activities as owner of a Wild West show.

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William A. Wellman

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Still of Maureen O'Hara (I) and Joel McCrea in Buffalo Bill (1944)

Still of Anthony Quinn (I), Matt Briggs (I), Chief Many Treaties and Larry Lawson (I) in Buffalo Bill (1944)

Still of Joel McCrea in Buffalo Bill (1944)

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	Joel McCrea	...	William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
	Maureen O'Hara	...	Louisa Frederici Cody
	Linda Darnell	...	Dawn Starlight
	Thomas Mitchell	...	Ned Buntline
	Edgar Buchanan	...	Sgt. Chips McGraw
	Anthony Quinn	...	Chief Yellow Hand
	Moroni Olsen	...	Sen. Frederici
	Frank Fenton	...	Murdo Carvell
	Matt Briggs	...	Gen. Blazier
	George Lessey	...	Mr. Schyler Vandervere
	Frank Orth	...	Sherman - Shooting Gallery Owner
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Carl Andre	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Arthur Aylesworth	...	Pool Player Debunking Cody (uncredited)
	Evelyn Beresford	...	Queen Victoria (uncredited)
	Edward Biby	...	Sergeant (uncredited)
	Sidney Blackmer	...	Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited)
	Billy Bletcher	...	Short Man (uncredited)
	William A. Boardway	...	Washington DC Cafe Customer (uncredited)
	Eddie Borden	...	Shooting Gallery Heckler (uncredited)
	George Bronson	...	Strong Man (uncredited)
	Lyle Brown	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Nora Bush	...	Arcade Customer (uncredited)
	Jack Carry	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Wheaton Chambers	...	Customer (uncredited)
	George Chandler	...	Trooper Clancy (uncredited)
	Freddie Chapman	...	Boy at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
	Ben Corbett	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Frank Cordell	...	Indian (uncredited)
	John Dilson	...	President Rutherford B. Hayes (uncredited)
	Larry Dods	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Lester Dorr	...	Clerk at Council Bluffs (uncredited)
	Tatzumbia Dupea	...	Old Indian Woman (uncredited)
	Elmer Ellingwood	...	Indian (uncredited)
	John Epper	...	Indian (uncredited)
	George Fiske	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Vincent Graeff	...	Crippled Boy (uncredited)
	Fred Graham	...	Editor (uncredited)
	Jesse Graves	...	Washington DC Banquet Servant (uncredited)
	William Haade	...	Barber (uncredited)
	Reed Hadley	...	Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
	Cordell Hickman	...	Negro Boy at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
	Stuart Holmes	...	Arcade Customer (uncredited)
	Robert Homans	...	Policeman Muldoon (uncredited)
	Don House	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Jack House	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Gordon Jones	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Eddie Juaregui	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Fred Kennedy	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Jack Kenny	...	Arcade Customer (uncredited)
	John Konorez	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Larry Lawson	...	Adjutant (uncredited)
	Arthur Loft	...	Barker (uncredited)
	Gerald Mackey	...	Boy at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
	James Magill	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Chief Many Treaties	...	Chief Tall Bull (uncredited)
	Mae Marsh	...	Arcade Customer (uncredited)
	Margarita Martín	...	Indian Servant (uncredited)
	Kermit Maynard	...	Trooper Smith (uncredited)
	Frank McCarroll	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Pat McKee	...	Street Passerby (uncredited)
	Merlyn Nelson	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Eddie Nichols	...	Boy at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
	Georgie Nokes	...	Boy at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
	Cliff Parkinson	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Bob Perry	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Paul Power	...	Washington DC Cafe Customer (uncredited)
	John Reese	...	Tough Guy (uncredited)
	Walt Robbins	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Merrill Rodin	...	Bellboy (uncredited)
	Syd Saylor	...	Barker (uncredited)
	Phil Schumacher	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Audrey Scott	...	Indian Woman (uncredited)
	Jack Shannon	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Clint Sharp	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	George Sherwood	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Bhogwan Singh	...	Dignitary (uncredited)
	Joe P. Smith	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Charles Soldani	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Edwin Stanley	...	Doctor (uncredited)
	Count Stefenelli	...	Washington DC Cafe Customer (uncredited)
	Harry Strang	...	Sergeant (uncredited)
	Nick Thompson	...	Medicine Man (uncredited)
	Chief Thundercloud	...	Crazy Horse (uncredited)
	Harry Tyler	...	Barker (uncredited)
	Cecil Weston	...	Maid (uncredited)
	Buster Wiles	...	Trooper (uncredited)
	Henry Wills	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Thomas Alan Yazloff	...	Kit Carson Cody (uncredited)

Directed by

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William A. Wellman

Written by

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Æneas MacKenzie	...	(screenplay) (as Aeneas MacKenzie) &
Clements Ripley	...	(screenplay) and
Cecile Kramer	...	(screenplay)

Frank Winch	...	(story)

John Francis Larkin	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Harry Sherman	...	producer (as Harry A. Sherman)
Darryl F. Zanuck	...	executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

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David Buttolph

Cinematography by

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Leon Shamroy

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director of photography

Editing by

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James B. Clark

Editorial Department

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Natalie Kalmus	...	color director: Technicolor
Richard Mueller	...	associate color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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James Basevi
Lewis H. Creber	...	(as Lewis Creber)

Set Decoration by

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Thomas Little

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(set decorations)

Costume Design by

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René Hubert

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(costumes) (as Rene Hubert)

Makeup Department

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Guy Pearce

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makeup artist

Production Management

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Sid Bowen	...	unit manager (uncredited)
R.L. Hough	...	production manager (uncredited)
Charles Stallings	...	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Otto Brower	...	second unit director
Joseph C. Behm	...	assistant director (uncredited)
William Eckhardt	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Fred J. Rode	...	associate set decorator (as Fred J.Rode)
Ben Wurtzel	...	construction supervisor (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Alfred Bruzlin	...	sound
Roger Heman Sr.	...	sound (as Roger Heman)

Visual Effects by

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Fred Sersen

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special photographic effects

Stunts

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Frank Cordell	...	stunts (uncredited)
John Epper	...	stunts (uncredited)
George Fiske	...	stunts (uncredited)
Fred Graham	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jackie Hamblin	...	stunt double (uncredited)
Howard Hill	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jack House	...	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Juaregui	...	stunts (uncredited)
Fred Kennedy	...	stunts (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard	...	stunts (uncredited)
Frank McCarroll	...	stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Parkinson	...	stunts (uncredited)
Audrey Scott	...	stunt double (uncredited)
Jack Shannon	...	stunts (uncredited)
Clint Sharp	...	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Smith	...	stunts (uncredited)
Buster Wiles	...	stunts (uncredited)
Henry Wills	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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E. Truman Joiner

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grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sam Benson	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Location Management

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Ray C. Moore

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location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Emil Newman	...	musical director
Arthur Lange	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Arthur Morton	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
David Raksin	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Joe De Yong	...	technical advisor (uncredited)
Dick Dickson	...	assistant: Harry Sherman (uncredited)
Howard Hill	...	archery expert (uncredited)
J.G. Taylor	...	technical advisor (uncredited)
Chief Thundercloud	...	technical advisor (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Twentieth Century Fox

Distributors

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Twentieth Century Fox (1944) (United States) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1944) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century-Fox (1944) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Fox Films (1947) (Finland) (theatrical) (re-release)
Twentieth Century Fox (1947) (West Germany) (theatrical) (re-release)
Twentieth Century Fox (1947) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1957) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
Yleisradio (YLE) (1982) (Finland) (tv)
CBS/Fox Home Video (1989) (Australia) (VHS)
Fox Video (1989) (United States) (VHS) (Included in the "Western Legends" series)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Emerald (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
FS Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

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Other Companies

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	A fictionalized account of the life of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. A hunter and Army Scout in the early part of his life, he rescues a US Senator and his beautiful daughter, Louisa Frederici. Cody is portrayed as someone who admires and respects the Indians and is a good friend of Yellow Hand who will eventually become Chief of the Cheyenne. Everyone else, including the military, politicians and businessmen on the other hand hate the Indians and are perfectly prepared to trample on their lands and destroy their buffalo hunting grounds. He's eventually forced to fight the Cheyenne however. He's also met a writer, Ned Buntline, who writes about Cody's exploits and he becomes a sensation when he travels East. His career is not assured however, particularly when he attacks those in positions of authority over their maltreatment of the Native American population. He eventually establishes his wild west show that becomes an international sensation. Written by garykmcd Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	reference-to-arizona zion-national-park buffalo racial-prejudice reference-to-george-armstrong-custer See All (158) »
Taglines	His adventure made him a hero.His showmanship made him a legend. See more »
Genres	Drama Western
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Finland:S France:Tous publics Iceland:12 Norway:A Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:PG (tv rating) United Kingdom:U (video rating) United Kingdom:U United States:Approved United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:TV-G (TV rating) West Germany:6

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Also Known As	Las aventuras de Buffalo Bill (Spain) Η επιστροφή του Μπούφαλο Μπιλ (Greece) Бъфало Бил (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title) 西部の王者 (Japan, Japanese title) Μπούφαλο Μπιλ (Greece) See more »
Runtime	90 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations	House Rock Canyon, Arizona, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Much of Cody's life as depicted in the film was true: He did fight to the death with Chief Yellow Hand and he did receive the Congressional Medal of Honor (although it was rescinded in 1917 because he was not in the army); his son, Kit Carson Cody, did die (but of scarlet fever, not diphtheria); his wife (not the daughter of a senator) had three other children. See more »
Goofs	Early in the film, Sergeant Chips McGraw refers to Buffalo Bill's "big Springfield" rifle but Bill is armed with an 1866 Winchester rifle in this scene. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited from Drums Along the Mohawk (1939). See more »
Soundtracks	Taps See more »
Quotes	William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody: What killed my son? Doctor: Diptheria. William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody: What's that? Doctor: A germ. William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody: Where does it come from? Doctor: Water systems... and sewage. It's a crowd disease. A disease of civilization. See more »

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