Riding with Buffalo Bill (1954)
Action
Adventure
Western
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
Bill Cody, aka The Riding' Terror
Reb Morgan
King Carney
Zeke
Maria Perez [ch 7-11, 14-15]
Ruth Morgan
Henchman Ace
Rocky Ford
Henchman Bart
Jose Perez [ch 7-11, 14-15] (as Ed Coch)
Henchman Elko [ch 5] (as Steve Ritch)
Henchman Darr
Crew
Director
Story
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Editor
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Unit Manager
Production Manager
Assistant Director
Sound
Special Effects
Music Director