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Buffalo Bill and Escort
(1897) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] W.K.L. Dickson and/or James H. White?

Cast: Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill Cody)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by [?] William Heise? / © 8 May 1897 by Thomas A. Edison. Released May 1897. / Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] The film may have been produced in 1894, and registered for copyright and rereleased in 1897.

Performance.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Colonel William F. Cody

Listing updated: 14 January 2025.

References: Blum-Silent p. 7; Musser-Emerge p. 78; Pitts-Hollywood p. 81; Robinson-Palace p. 44 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.