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Buffalo Bill

  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.8K
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Maureen O'Hara and Joel McCrea in Buffalo Bill (1944)
Classical WesternDramaWestern

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • William A. Wellman
  • Writers
    • Æneas MacKenzie
    • Clements Ripley
    • Cecile Kramer
  • Stars
    • Joel McCrea
    • Maureen O'Hara
    • Linda Darnell
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writers
      • Æneas MacKenzie
      • Clements Ripley
      • Cecile Kramer
    • Stars
      • Joel McCrea
      • Maureen O'Hara
      • Linda Darnell
    • 30User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Joel McCrea
    Joel McCrea
    • William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
    Maureen O'Hara
    Maureen O'Hara
    • Louisa Frederici Cody
    Linda Darnell
    Linda Darnell
    • Dawn Starlight
    Thomas Mitchell
    Thomas Mitchell
    • Ned Buntline
    Edgar Buchanan
    Edgar Buchanan
    • Sgt. Chips McGraw
    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • Chief Yellow Hand
    Moroni Olsen
    Moroni Olsen
    • Sen. Frederici
    Frank Fenton
    Frank Fenton
    • Murdo Carvell
    Matt Briggs
    Matt Briggs
    • Gen. Blazier
    George Lessey
    George Lessey
    • Mr. Schyler Vandervere
    Frank Orth
    Frank Orth
    • Sherman - Shooting Gallery Owner
    Carl Andre
    • Trooper
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Aylesworth
    Arthur Aylesworth
    • Pool Player Debunking Cody
    • (uncredited)
    Evelyn Beresford
    Evelyn Beresford
    • Queen Victoria
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    • Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • Theodore Roosevelt
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Bletcher
    Billy Bletcher
    • Short Man
    • (uncredited)
    William A. Boardway
    William A. Boardway
    • Washington DC Cafe Customer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writers
      • Æneas MacKenzie
      • Clements Ripley
      • Cecile Kramer
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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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.
    • 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.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Edited from Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      Taps
      (1862) (uncredited)
      Written by Daniel Butterfield
      Played offscreen by a bugler

    User reviews30

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    Factual Errors

    I enjoyed watching the film "Buffalo Bill." Unfortunately close blood relations of Buffalo Bill were still living at that time, and they should have made an effort not to make errors.

    Louisa Frederici met Cody in Saint Louis, and served out the end of the war there planning on making her his bride. They were married in her father's home (John Frederici) on South 8th Street in Saint Louis. They left right away for a steamboat to Kansas. Her father did not go along, and was NOT a Senator.

    It is a fine film, and entertaining. When Bill Cody returned to the West in 1866 he was married! There was no Linda Darnell's character. Just once I would like for Hollywood to do an exact biography without changing the facts!

    I am a Frederici descendant. Terry Alan Klasek Saint Louis, Missouri
    • taklasek
    • Dec 11, 2005
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    • Release date
      • April 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Buffalo Bill, der weiße Indianer
    • Filming locations
      • House Rock Canyon, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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