American film studio
Bison Film Company , also known as101 Bison Film Company , was an Americanfilm studio established in 1909 and disestablished in 1917.
It partnered withMiller Brothers 101 Ranch to lease 20,000 acres to build a Western town set and an Indian village and makesilent films with stars includingTom Mix ,Buck Jones ,Hoot Gibson andWill Rogers .[ 1] It producedThe Indian Massacre (1912), byThomas H. Ince .[ 2]
In 1912 it also producedThe Indian Raiders ,[ 3] Early Days in the West ,[ 4] Hunted Down ,[ 4] A Daughter of the Redskins ,[ 4] The Cowboy Guardians ,[ 4] The Tribal Law ,[ 4] An Indian Outcast ; in 1913 it producedIn Love and War ,[ 5] Woman and War ;[ 5] and in 1915Lone Larry , starringKingsley Benedict .[ 6]
Disinherited Son's Loyalty , directed byFred J. Balshofer - short filmRomance of a Fishermaid , directed by Fred J. Balshofer andCharles K. French - short filmDavy Crockett - In Hearts United , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Squaw's Revenge , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmWhy Mr. Jones Was Arrested , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA Terrible Attempt , directed by Fred J. BalshoferA Cowboy's Narrow Escape , directed by Fred J. BalshoferThe True Heart of an Indian , directed by Fred J. Balshofer andCharles Inslee The Blacksmith's Wife , directed by Fred J. BalshoferI Love My Wife, But Oh, You Kid , directed by Fred J. BalshoferThe Gypsy Artist , directed by Fred J. BalshoferMy Wife's Gone to the Country , directed by Fred J. BalshoferSailor's Child , directed by Fred J. BalshoferThe Yiddisher Cowboy , directed by Fred J. BalshoferSheltered Under Stars and Stripes , directed by Fred J. BalshoferHalf Breed's Treachery , directed by Fred J. BalshoferSecret Service Woman , directed by Fred J. BalshoferHis Two Children , directed by Fred J. BalshoferThe Paymaster , directed byFred J. Balshofer A Kentucky Planter , directed by Fred J. BalshoferA Squaw's Sacrifice , directed by Fred J. BalshoferThe Faithful Wife , directed by Fred J. BalshoferDove Eye's Gratitude , directed byFred J. Balshofer The Gold Seeker's Daughter , directed by Fred J. BalshoferIona, the White Squaw , directed by Fred J. BalshoferThe Mexican's Crime , directed by Fred J. BalshoferYoung Deer's Bravery , directed by Fred J. BalshoferThe Ranchman's Wife , directed by Fred J. BalshoferAn Indian's Bride , directed by Fred J. BalshoferThe Parson's Prayer , directed by Fred J. BalshoferDooley's Thanksgiving Turkey , directed by Fred J. BalshoferThe Message of an Arrow , directed by Fred J. BalshoferReunited at the Gallows , directed by Fred J. BalshoferThe Love of a Savage , directed byFred J. Balshofer An Italian Love Story , directed by Fred J. BalshoferThe Red Cross Heroine , directed by Fred J. BalshoferRed Girl's Romance , directed byFred J. Balshofer - short filmA Redman's Devotion , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA Forester's Sweetheart , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA Cowboy's Reward , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmRomany Rob's Revenge , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Mexican's Jealousy ' , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA Romance of the Prairie , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmHis Imaginary Crime , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Female Bandit , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmBy His Own Hands , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Ten of Spades; or, A Western Raffle , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmYoung Deer's Gratitude , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmGovernment Rations , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Imposter , directed byFred J. Balshofer - short filmDooley's Holiday , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmFor Her Father's Honor , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmDooley Referees the Big Fight , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Cowboy and the Schoolmarm , directed byFred J. Balshofer - short filmThe New Partners , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Indian and the Cowgirl , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Rose of the Ranch , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmFor His Sister's Honor , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Mexican's Ward ' , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Man from Texas , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmCompany D to the Rescue , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmNannina , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA Shot in Time , directed byFred J. Balshofer - short filmRomance of a Snake Charmer , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmRed Wing's Loyalty , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmRivalry in the Oil Fields , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmRed Wing's Constancy , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA Husband's Mistake , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Adventures of a Cowpuncher , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmRattlesnakes , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmHazel, the Heart Breaker , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Rescue of the Pioneer's Daughter , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA Sister's Devotion , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmLove and Money , directed byFred J. Balshofer - short filmCupid's Comedy Lost for Many Years The Feud , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Curse of Gambling , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmPerils of the Plains , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Tie That Binds , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmMarried on Horseback , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmGirls , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmSaved from the Redmen , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmAn Engineer's Sweetheart , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA Cowboy's Race for a Wife The Sea Wolves , directed byFred J. Balshofer - short filmA Mexican Lothario Her Terrible Peril A Ranchman's Simple Son A Sinner's Sacrifice The Sheriff of Black Gulch A Mexican Love Affair Red Fern and the Kid A Message of the Sea Black Pete's Reformation Love in Mexico In the Wild West , directed byFred J. Balshofer - short filmA Miner's Sweetheart A Cowboy's Generosity A True Country Heart The Prairie Post Mistress A Woman's Better Nature The Redmen's Persecution The Mascot of Company D Kit Carson , directed byFred J. Balshofer - short filmDan, the Arizona Scout , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Night Rustlers , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmWestern Justice , Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA True Indian Brave , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA Cowboy's Matrimonial Tangle , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmFor a Western Girl , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmFor the Love of Red Wing , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA Cattle Rustler's Daughter A Cowboy for Love The Ranch Raiders Young Deer's Return The Girl Scout A Cowboy's Daring Rescue The Prayer of a Miner's Child The Lure of Gold The Wrong Trail The Girl Cowboy , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA Red Girl's Friendship , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Fatal Gold Nugget , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmRed Wing and the White Girl , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Branded Man , directed byFred J. Balshofer - short filmBud's Triumph , directed byFred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Flight of Red Wing , directed byFred J. Balshofer - short filmAn Indian Maiden's Choice , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmTrue Western Honor , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA Cheyenne's Love for a Sioux , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmThe Ranchman's Personal , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmA Child of the Wild A Sioux's Reward A Brave Western Girl An Indian's Test A Girl of the Plains The Cattle Baron's Daughter The Pale Faced Princess An Indian's Elopement , directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short filmTaming the Terror A Mexican Tragedy , directed byThomas H. Ince - short filmChinese Smugglers , directed byThomas H. Ince - short filmThe Indian Maid's Elopement , directed by Thomas H. Ince - short filmThe Gambler's Heart , directed by Thomas H. Ince - short filmThe Laugh on Dad , directed by Thomas H. Ince - short filmThe Honor of the Tribe , directed byThomas H. Ince - short filmThe Run on the Bank , directed by Thomas H. Ince - short filmThe Sub-Chief's Choice , directed by Thomas H. Ince - short filmThe Ranch Girl's Love , directed by Thomas H. Ince - short filmLove and Jealousy , directed by Thomas H. Ince - short filmThe Empty Water Keg , directed by Thomas H. InceThe Protection of the Cross A Tenderfoot's Revenge Broncho Bill's Love Affair The Wild West Circus The Deputy's Sweetheart , directed by Thomas H. InceWar on the Plains , directed by Thomas H. Ince - short filmThe Heart of an Indian The Battle of the Red Men The Deserter , directed byThomas H. Ince The Crisis , directed byThomas H. Ince Blazing the Trail , directed byThomas H. Ince The Post Telegrapher , directed byThomas H. Ince andFrancis Ford - short filmThe Lieutenant's Last Fight The Outcast , directed by Thomas H. InceMemories of a Pioneer A Soldier's Honor His Punishment On the Warpath , directed byReginald Barker His Message , directed byThomas H. Ince The Colonel's Peril The Sheriff of Stoney Butte The Restoration , directed byFred J. Balshofer Reconciled Just in Time The Sheriff's Mysterious Aide Daredevil Dick Wins a Wife The Little Rancher The White Savior An Even Break His Partner's Share A Western Girl's Dream Her First Choice The Widow's Claim The Shot That Failed How He Made Good For Love, Life and Riches , directed byFrank Montgomery A Shot in the Dark , directed byBen F. Wilson The Arizona Land Swindle Her Last Resort A White Indian The Girl from Golden Run The Ranchman's Awakening The Massacre of Santa Fe Trail , directed byFrank E. Montgomery The Sheriff's Reward At Old Fort Dearborn; or, Chicago in 1812 A Western Episode When Uncle Sam Was Young The Indian Raiders , directed byTom Ricketts The Tattoo Star Eyes' Stratagem , directed byFrank E. Montgomery Early Days in the West Hunted Down A Daughter of the Redskins The Cowboy Guardians Trapper Bill, King of Scouts A Red Man's Love Frank E. Montgomery An Indian Ishmael A Blackfoot Conspiracy The Tribal Law , directed byWallace Reid andOtis Turner Trapped by Fire The Half-Breed Scout An Indian Outcast The Massacre of the Fourth Cavalry Big Rock's Last Stand The Rights of a Savage A Four-Footed Hero A Ride for Life Before the White Man Came Indian Dances and Pastimes Heroine of the Plains El Capitan and the Land Grabbers The Redemption of White Hawk A Girl at War The Romance of the Utah Pioneers , directed byCharles Farley - short filmAn Apache Father's Vengeance , directed byFrank Montgomery A Frontier Providence , directed byOtis Turner Regimental Pals The Genius of Fort Lapawai A Gambler's Last Trick Sheridan's Ride , directed by Otis Turner - short filmCowboy Sports and Pastimes Mona of the Modocs , directed byFrank Montgomery A Frontier Mystery On the Frontier In the Redman's Country The Song of the Telegraph , directed by Frank MontgomeryThe Bugler of Company B - short filmThe Coward's Atonement , directed byFrancis Ford - short filmThe Red Girl's Sacrifice , directed by Frank MontgomeryHis Brother , directed by Francis FordAt Mad Mole Canyon The Flaming Arrow Indian Blood The Battle of Bull Run , directed by Francis FordThe Return of Thunder Cloud's Spirit , directed byHenry MacRae The Light in the Window , directed by Francis FordThe Half Breed Parson , directed by Francis FordA House Divided Taps , directed byFrancis Ford Bedford's Hope The Darling of the Regiment , directed by Francis FordWar , directed by Francis FordBred in the Bone , directed byWilfred Lucas The Last Roll Call The Vengeance of the Skystone , directed by Henry MacRaeThe Indian's Secret The Northern Spy The Toll of War , directed byFrancis Ford In the Secret Service , directed byHenry MacRae The Stars and Stripes Forever , directed by Francis FordUnder Fire Love, Life and Liberty , directed by Henry MacRaeThe Honor of the Regiment , directed by Wilfred LucasThe Battle of San Juan Hill , directed byFrancis Ford - short filmThe Spirit of the Flag , directed byAllan Dwan - short filmThe Grand Old Flag , directed by Henry MacRae - short filmThe Capture of Aguinaldo , directed byFrancis Ford - short filmIn Love and War , directed by Allan Dwan andThomas H. Ince - short filmWomen and War , directed by Allan Dwan - short filmThe Guerilla Menace The Battle of Manila , directed by Francis Ford - short filmAt Shiloh - short filmThe Powder Flash of Death , directed byAllan Dwan - short filmThe Head Hunters - short filmThe Picket Guard , directed by Allan Dwan - short filmWhen Sherman Marched to the Sea , directed byJack Conway The Lawbreakers Robinson Crusoe , directed byOtis Turner The Cave Dwellers' Romance The Death Stone of India , directed byMilton J. Fahrney - short filmThe Snake , directed byFrank Montgomery Campaigning with Custer Soldiers Three The Iron Trail , directed byHenry MacRae The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine , directed byFrank Borzage The Gratitude of Wanda , directed byWallace Reid Pelleas and Melisande , directed byJ. Farrell MacDonald The Love of Men , directed byFrank Montgomery A Forest Romance , directed by Frank MontgomeryWandering Folk , directed byOtis Turner In the Coils of the Python , directed byHenry MacRae Through the Window The Struggle , directed byJack Conway and Frank MontgomeryCaptain Billie's Mate , directed byFrancis Ford Shon the Piper , directed byOtis Turner Good-for-Nothing Jack The Girl and the Tiger , directed byHenry MacRae Fighters of the Plains In the Wilds of Africa Through Barriers of Fire , directed byEdwin August The She Wolf , directed by Francis FordThe Cowboy Magnate The Black Masks , directed byGrace Cunard andFrancis Ford From Dawn Till Dark , directed by Francis FordCaptain Kidd , directed byOtis Turner The Prairie Trail The Madonna of the Slums , directed by Francis FordLasca The Raid of the Human Tigers Wynona's Vengeance , directed by Francis FordThe White Vaquero , directed by Francis FordWar of the Cattle Range , directed byHenry MacRae The White Squaw , directed by Henry MacRae - short filmThe Werewolf , directed byHenry MacRae - short filmThe God of Girzah The Water War , directed by Henry MacRaeThe Gambler's Oath The Eleventh Hour , directed byHenry MacRae (1914)The Flash of Fate , directed byHenry MacRae (1914)For the Freedom of Cuba The Mad Hermit , directed byFrancis Ford (1914)The Vagabond Soldier Unjustly Accused Her Father's Guilt The Legion of the Phantom Tribe The Yaqui's Revenge From the Lion's Jaws In the Wolves' Fangs Two Little Waifs The Lamb, the Woman, the Wolf Dangers of the Veldt Dolores D'Arada, Lady of Sorrow Old California The Tragedy of Whispering Creek A Nation's Peril (1914)The Hills of Silence The Triumph of Mind , directed byLois Weber (1914)Cast Adrift in the South Seas On the Verge of War Isle of Abandoned Hope The Forbidden Room , directed byAllan Dwan (1914)The Old Cobbler The Hopes of Blind Alley Prowlers of the Wild A Mexican Spy in America Olana of the South Seas Tribal War in the South Seas Rescued by Wireless , directed byHenry MacRae - short film (1914)The Oubliette , directed byCharles Giblyn - short film (1914)The Lure of the Geisha The Law of the Lumberjack The Return of the Twins' Double Our Enemy's Spy The Higher Law , directed by Charles Giblyn - short film (1914)Richelieu , directed byAllan Dwan - mediometraggio (1914)Love and Baseball The Phantom Light Monsieur Bluebeard The Mysterious Hand A Redskin Reckoning A Daughter of the Redskins The Jungle Master The Silent Peril Ninety Black Boxes The Brand of His Tribe The Foundlings of Father Time The Trail Breakers The Christmas Spirit , directed byMurdock MacQuarrie (1914)The Law of the Range , directed byHenry MacRae (1914)The Dawn Road On the Trail of the Tigress Across the Rio Grande , directed byGeorge Marshall (1916)Buck Simmons, Puncher A Daughter of Penance The Phantom Island His Majesty Dick Turpin A Recoiling Vengeance Stampede in the Night The One Woman , directed byHenry Otto (1916)The Quarter Breed The Iron Rivals Behind the Curtain , directed byHenry Otto (1916)The Night Riders Behind the Mask , directed byFrancis Ford (1916)The Rival Pilots The Passing of Hell's Crown The Torrent of Vengeance The Leap A Fight for Love Hulda the Silent The Wedding Guest , directed byJacques Jaccard - short film (1916)Tammany's Tiger The Cage Man A Railroad Bandit The Ghost of the Jungle The Money Lenders The Committee on Credentials The Human Pendulum Midwinter Madness For the Love of a Girl , directed byHarry Carey (1916)Under the Lion's Paw A Jungle Hero Along the Malibu , directed byCleo Madison andWilliam V. Mong - short film (1916)Beyond the Trail , directed byBen F. Wilson - short film (1916)The Trail of Chance , directed byLucius Henderson - short film (1916)The Desert Rat , directed byRomaine Fielding - short film (1916)The Princely Bandit A Mountain Tragedy , directed byGeorge Cochrane - short film (1916)Night Shadows The Conspiracy The Better Man , directed byJay Hunt (1916)For Love and Gold The Quitter , directed byBurton George - short film (1916)The Son of a Rebel Chief The Lost Lode The Telegraph Operator's Daughter The Greater Power The Good Woman The Taint of Fear Fighting Joe Giant Powder Blood Money , directed byFred Kelsey - short film (1917)The Bad Man of Cheyenne , directed by Fred Kelsey (1917)Brute Force , directed byA.W. Rice (1917)The Daring Chance , directed byWilliam V. Mong (1917)The Boonton Affair , directed byKing Baggot (1917)The Outlaw and the Lady , directed by Fred Kelsey - short film (1917)John Osborne's Triumph , directed byMurdock MacQuarrie (1917)The Comeback , directed byGeorge Marshall (1917)Il tornado (The Tornado ), directed byJohn Ford - short film (1917)The Drifter , directed byFred Kelsey (1917)Roped In , directed by George Marshall (1917)Goin' Straight Steel Hearts Burning Silence Burning Silence The Kidnapped Bride , directed byHenry MacRae (1917)The Tell Tale Clue La pista dell'odio The Little Moccasins One Wild Night , directed by Henry MacRae (1917)Casey's Border Raid Dropped from the Clouds , directed byHenry MacRae (1917)Number 10, Westbound L'attaccabrighe (The Scrapper ), directed byJohn Ford - short film (1917)The Honor of Men Money and Mystery The Wrong Man , directed byFred Kelsey Double Suspicion Il pastore di anime (The Soul Herder ), directed by John Ford - short film (1917)Squaring It Jungle Treachery The Lure of the Circus , directed byWilliam B. Pearson (1917)The Texas Sphinx The Last of the Night Riders The Dynamite Special The Lion's Lair Saving the Fast Mail The Temple of Terror The Getaway , directed byGeorge Cochrane (1917)Danger Ahead ^ Manns, William (January 2004)."Remembering the 101 Ranch. Starting with a cattle ranch and some big ideas, the Miller Brothers of Oklahoma created an entertainment empire" .American Cowboy .10 (5).Active Interest Media, Inc. : 54.ISSN 1079-3690 . ^ Gallen, Ira H. (15 December 2015).D.W. Griffith: Master of Cinema .FriesenPress . p. 317.ISBN 9781460260999 . ^ Fleming 2013 , p. 242.^a b c d e Fleming 2013 , p. 243.^a b Fleming 2013 , p. 244.^ Zmuda, Michael (11 May 2015).The Five Sedgwicks: Pioneer Entertainers of Vaudeville, Film and Television .McFarland Publishing . p. 45, 50.ISBN 9781476617817 .