Riding with Buffalo Bill

November. 11,1954      NR
Rating:
5.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Marshall Reed as  Bill Cody, aka The Riding' Terror
Rick Vallin as  Reb Morgan
Jack Ingram as  Henchman Ace
William Fawcett as  Rocky Ford
Gregg Barton as  Henchman Bart
Steven Ritch as  Henchman Elko [ch 5] (as Steve Ritch)
Pierce Lyden as  Henchman Darr
Michael Fox as  King Carney
Lee Roberts as  Zeke

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Reviews

Glimmerubro
1954/11/11

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

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FirstWitch
1954/11/12

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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Jonah Abbott
1954/11/13

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Loui Blair
1954/11/14

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

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