Buffalo Bill
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- 1944
- 90 min
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In 1877, a young man
rode out of the West...
...and overnight his name became
a household word.
He'd not discovered a continent
or won a war.
He was not a great general,
a great statesman or a great scientist.
Yet even now,
more than 60 years later...
...the legends which surround him
are as vivid as they were then.
His name was William Frederick Cody.
But to young and old, rich and poor,
king and commoner...
...he is known as Buffalo Bill.
This is the story of his life.
Hup, you! Hya!
Hold that fire
till you can make it count.
Hup, hup! It's your hide or my hair.
- You all right, darling?
- Yes, Father.
They ain't falling off for nothing.
Doggone, there they go
and I didn't even get a shot at them.
- Good morning, folks.
- Good...
- Are you all right, ma'am?
- Yes, I guess so.
I knew it was you.
Ain't another rifle in the world
with a bark like that Springfield.
Miss Frederici...
...I want you to meet up
with Buffalo Bill Cody...
...the best scout, the best shot,
the best man on the plains.
How do you do.
And thank you very much.
Cody's buffalo hunter
at the fort. Senator Frederici.
- Mr. Cody.
- I'd better go catch them mules.
I'll help the sergeant.
My daughter and I are grateful, sir.
You've saved our lives.
Anyone would be lucky
for the chance.
Not everyone would've
acted so courageously.
She's right, Mr. Cody.
We need more men like you
to exterminate these savages.
They must be wiped out,
root and branch.
There are some white men
that need wiping out.
I don't understand you, sir.
This is not a war arrow,
it's a hunting arrow. No barbs.
A hunting arrow.
How very considerate of them.
Are you implying
that we were fair game?
I mean those were agency Indians,
crazy-drunk on white man's whiskey.
I suppose that excuses them out here.
The red man and whiskey
don't mix, ma'am.
We'll ride the mules into the agency.
Senator, you and Mr. Carvell
can double up on Fanny.
Miss Frederici, you take Hyacinth.
If she cause you trouble,
cuss her out...
...and kick her. I'll climb up with Bill.
I'm afraid I'm not exactly dressed
for kicking and cussing.
Perhaps it would be better
if I went with Mr. Cody.
I guess you're right, miss.
Prepare to mount. Mount.
This is very kind of you.
I hope it's not too much for your horse.
Oh, no. You're light to carry.
You go ahead, Bill,
and we'll come along.
Hiya, Chips.
I've been waiting for you.
Somebody wrote you a letter.
Me?
- That's right, my boy.
Give me the letter, I'll find out.
You'll get yours in your proper turn.
The mail is delivered
according to rank...
...and there's plenty ranker than you.
Do I have to wait
for every noncom in the outfit?
You'll wait for every noncom
A civilian don't rate.
Hi, Bill.
Hello, Ada.
Now you run on home to your mama.
Bye-bye, Bill.
Welcome, Mr. Cody.
- Welcome.
- Won't you come in?
We have a number of
unexpected guests you must meet.
Maybe I'd better not stay.
I'm not dressed for this sort of a soiree.
Nonsense. In these buckskins,
you're the handsomest man in the room.
By the Lord Harry.
It's Nimrod the hunter,
led captive by Aphrodite.
Gentlemen, Mr. Cody.
General Blazier, Mr. Vandervere,
and Mr. Ned Buntline.
Mr. Cody, sir.
We've heard of your indomitable heroism
in snatching Miss Frederici from death...
...at the hand
of a bloodthirsty savage.
Will you honor me by taking wine?
- Thank you, Mr...?
- Buntline.
- Buntline?
- Buntline, sir.
Special correspondent of
the New York Herald.
I am a man of pronounced
temperance principles.
Founder of the National Association
of Modern Abstainers.
But there are moments when principle
must yield to the importance of occasion.
Your good health, sir.
How are you enjoying your trip?
What do you think of the West?
The most amazing source of inspiration
I've encountered, Miss Louisa.
The wilderness, the peak, the unending
solitudes where roams the Indian...
...in all his ferocity, in all his nobility.
After seeing his ferocity,
I'm skeptical about his nobility.
Indians are good people,
if left alone.
Nothing would suit me better
than to leave them alone. All alone.
The last to arrive on the glorious
battlefield of Shiloh...
- You'll never live that one down, general.
- Never, ma'am.
I made this myself, Mr. Cody.
I hope you'll enjoy it.
It's a trifle.
Trifle?
Oh, how stupid of me, Mr. Cody.
Do you mind?
- Thank you, Mr. Cody.
- Thank you.
Well, gentlemen, I'll leave you
to your port and politics.
Who are you?
An Indian.
What do you mean
by stealing my clothes?
I didn't come here to steal.
Maybe you Indians have another word
for it, but that's my dress you have.
I tell you, I didn't come here to steal.
Perhaps you'll explain to me just what
you're doing in my clothes.
I wanted to find out something.
And just what, may I ask?
I wanted to find out...
...if I could be as beautiful
as a white girl...
...in a white girl's way.
Oh.
I see.
There's your answer.
You look beautiful.
I wish your Indian brave
could see you now.
Indian!
What is it?
What did I say to offend you?
Please, I'd rather you kept it.
It was so becoming to you.
I don't believe you! You don't want it
because an Indian wore it!
Indian!
- Senator, have I made myself clear?
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