Adventures of Buffalo Bill - Vintage 1917 poster

Adventures of Buffalo Bill - rare vintage 1917 move poster - George Spoor and 'Bronco Billy' Anderson (film's first cowboy star) produced over 1400 films during their ten year run as one of the top film production companies in the world. They used many of the great early stars: Charlie Chaplin, Ben Turpin, etc. It's a wonderful stone litho portrait of the real Buffalo Bill Cody, here promoting a documentary about his life. In 1914 Wm. Cody Historical Film Company and Essanay released a film calledThe Indian Wars which was a re-creation of four major Indian battles of the late 1800s. It was shelved after very little distribution by the U.S. Government. In 1917, just after Cody's death, Essanay dusted off the older film and added new material as a tribute to the scout and pioneer showman. The film no longer exists.