Buffalo Bill (1944)
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2025-09 to 2026-08
Directors
William A. Wellman
Cast
Joel McCrea, Maureen O'Hara, Linda Darnell, Thomas Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan, Anthony Quinn
The story
A fictionalized account of the life of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, a hunter and Army Scout who rescues a US Senator and his beautiful daughter, Louisa Frederici; Frederici eventually becomes his devoted wife. Cody is portrayed as someone who admires and respects the Indians.
Genres
Biographical picture, Western, Western film, biographical film
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