Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931)
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"Suggested" by the book The West That Was by legendary showman William F. Cody, this 12 chapter Universal serial was merely another slam-bang affair in which Cody (Tom Tyler) and his younger sidekick, Dave Archer (Rex Bell), battle a nasty claim jumper, Jim Rodney (Francis Ford), and his… More "Suggested" by the book The West That Was by legendary showman William F. Cody, this 12 chapter Universal serial was merely another slam-bang affair in which Cody (Tom Tyler) and his younger sidekick, Dave Archer (Rex Bell), battle a nasty claim jumper, Jim Rodney (Francis Ford), and his gang. Resenting the interference in his plans, Rodney not only incites the local Indian tribe to attack the town but also blackmails the local community to elect him sheriff. Not one of the era's better serials, Battling with Buffalo Bill still manages to engage no less than 10 former silent cowboy stars in the cast, somewhat of a record. Of course, most of the gentlemen in question were finding the new audible Hollywood an inhospitable place and were just happy to be working, even for the lousy wages offered by Universal producer Henry MacRae. Leading man Tom Tyler, who had replaced Tim McCoy, would become a regular serial hero in the sound era, bringing such comic book heroes as "Captain Marvel" (1940) and The Phantom (1943) to life. A former Fox star, second-billed Rex Bell was the husband of Clara Bow and a future lieutenant governor of Nevada. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ray Taylor
- Genres
- Western, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 28, 1931 Wide
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Cast
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Rex Bell
as Dave Archer
- Joe Bonomo
- Lucille Browne
- Edmund Cobb
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William Desmond
as John Mills
- Franklin Farnum
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Bud Osborne
as Tempas
- George Regas
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Jim Thorpe
as Swift Arrow
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Chief Thunderbird
as Himself
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Tom Tyler
as Buffalo Bill
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Yakima Canutt
as Jack Brady
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Francis Ford
as Jim Rodney
- Lucile Browne
