Buffalo Bill Cody

Nicole Védrès' chronicle of Paris from 1900 to 1914 is brought to life through the use of original material, all authentic, secured from more then 700 films belonging to public and private collections. A few of the celebrities of the time shown are Enrico Caruso, Sarah Bernhardt, and Maurice Chevalier.

Highlights from the Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Far East shows.

Western starring William F. Cody. A re-cut version of the 1914 film The Indian Wars. Both versions are lost.

While on a vacation, an elderly Buffalo Bill dreams of his adventures as a young man when he scouted for the cavalry, fought Indians and captured outlaws.

'A Day With the Wild West Show'.

A propaganda re-enactment, co-financed by the Woodrow Wilson government, of the 1890 massacre of 300 Lakota residents of South Dakota, which was portrayed as American military heroism and justified as part of the assimilation effort.

American soldier and showman Buffalo Bill Cody and Native American Oglala Lakota Chief Iron Tail, seated in chairs outside a tent as they interact with each other using sign language.

The film shows a parade down Fifth Avenue, New York. In the foreground many children, both black and white, can be seen following alongside the parade. The participants in the parade include cowboys, Indians, and soldiers in the uniform of the United States Cavalry on horseback and riding horse-drawn coaches. Buffalo Bill can be seen on horseback, lifting his hat to the crowd. Filmed on 1 April 1901.

The famous army scout in an exhibition of rifle shooting. A fine picture of the principal, and beautiful smoke effects.

The famous show makes a parade.

The famous show makes a parade.