19 Aug 1938
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Riding with Buffalo Bill
Make Way For The Greatest Plainsman In History!
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.
Top Billed Cast
Marshall Reed Bill Cody, aka The Riding' Terror
Rick Vallin Reb Morgan
Joanne Rio Maria Perez [ch 7-11, 14-15]
Shirley Whitney Ruth Morgan
Jack Ingram Henchman Ace
William Fawcett Rocky Ford
Gregg Barton Henchman Bart
Edward Coch Jose Perez [ch 7-11, 14-15] (as Ed Coch)
Steven Ritch Henchman Elko [ch 5] (as Steve Ritch)
Pierce Lyden Henchman Darr
Michael Fox King Carney
Lee Roberts Zeke
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