Riding with Buffalo Bill
Seen it?1954 | 280 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among anyone after some adrenaline and adventure lovers, this one's for you. Popcorn viewing in the best sense. If you loved True Grit or The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 4 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 4 hr 40 min.
- Made in 1954: an older pace and style.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 758 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
- Marshall ReedBill Cody, aka The Riding' Terror
- Rick VallinReb Morgan
- Jack IngramHenchman Ace
- William FawcettRocky Ford
- Gregg BartonHenchman Bart
- Steven RitchHenchman Elko [ch 5] (as Steve Ritch)
- Pierce LydenHenchman Darr
- Michael FoxKing Carney
- Lee RobertsZeke
- Joanne RioMaria Perez [ch 7-11, 14-15]