Bison Film Company Explained

Bison Film Company
Type:Film studio
Industry:Entertainment
Fate:Transferred to Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Hq Location City:Los Angeles
Key People:Fred Balshofer

Bison Film Company, also known as 101 Bison Film Company, is an American film studio established in 1909 and disestablished in 1917.

It partnered with Miller Brothers 101 Ranch to lease 20,000 acres to build a Western town set and an Indian village and make silent films with stars including Tom Mix, Buck Jones, Hoot Gibson and Will Rogers.[1] It produced The Indian Massacre (1912), by Thomas H. Ince.[2]

In 1912 it also produced The Indian Raiders, Early Days in the West, Hunted Down, A Daughter of the Redskins, The Cowboy Guardians, The Tribal Law, An Indian Outcast; in 1913 it produced In Love and War, Woman and War; and in 1915 Lone Larry, starring Kingsley Benedict.[3]

Filmography

1909

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1911

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1914

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1917

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Notes and References

  1. Remembering the 101 Ranch. Starting with a cattle ranch and some big ideas, the Miller Brothers of Oklahoma created an entertainment empire . William . Manns . American Cowboy . January 2004 . 54 . 10 . 5 . 1079-3690 . Active Interest Media, Inc..
  2. Book: Gallen, Ira H. . D.W. Griffith: Master of Cinema . . 15 December 2015 . 317 . 9781460260999.
  3. Book: Zmuda, Michael . The Five Sedgwicks: Pioneer Entertainers of Vaudeville, Film and Television . . 11 May 2015 . 45, 50 . 9781476617817.