Bison Film Company, also known as 101 Bison Film Company, is an American film studio established in 1909 and disestablished in 1917.
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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.[6]
1909
- Disinherited Son's Loyalty, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Romance of a Fishermaid, directed by Fred J. Balshofer and Charles K. French - short film
- Davy Crockett - In Hearts United, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Squaw's Revenge, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Why Mr. Jones Was Arrested, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A Terrible Attempt, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- A Cowboy's Narrow Escape, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- The True Heart of an Indian, directed by Fred J. Balshofer and Charles Inslee
- The Blacksmith's Wife, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- I Love My Wife, But Oh, You Kid, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- The Gypsy Artist, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- My Wife's Gone to the Country, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- Sailor's Child, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- The Yiddisher Cowboy, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- Sheltered Under Stars and Stripes, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- Half Breed's Treachery, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- Secret Service Woman, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- His Two Children, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- The Paymaster, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- A Kentucky Planter, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- A Squaw's Sacrifice, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- The Faithful Wife, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- Dove Eye's Gratitude, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- The Gold Seeker's Daughter, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- Iona, the White Squaw, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- The Mexican's Crime, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- Young Deer's Bravery, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- The Ranchman's Wife, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- An Indian's Bride, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- The Parson's Prayer, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- Dooley's Thanksgiving Turkey, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- The Message of an Arrow, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- Reunited at the Gallows, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- The Love of a Savage, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- An Italian Love Story, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
- The Red Cross Heroine, directed by Fred J. Balshofer
1910
- Red Girl's Romance, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A Redman's Devotion, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A Forester's Sweetheart, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A Cowboy's Reward, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Romany Rob's Revenge, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Mexican's Jealousy', directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A Romance of the Prairie, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- His Imaginary Crime, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Female Bandit, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- By His Own Hands, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Ten of Spades; or, A Western Raffle, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Young Deer's Gratitude, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Government Rations, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Imposter, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Dooley's Holiday, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- For Her Father's Honor, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Dooley Referees the Big Fight, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Cowboy and the Schoolmarm, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The New Partners, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Indian and the Cowgirl, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Rose of the Ranch, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- For His Sister's Honor, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Mexican's Ward', directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Man from Texas, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Company D to the Rescue, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Nannina, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A Shot in Time, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Romance of a Snake Charmer, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Red Wing's Loyalty, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Rivalry in the Oil Fields, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Red Wing's Constancy, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A Husband's Mistake, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Adventures of a Cowpuncher, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Rattlesnakes, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Hazel, the Heart Breaker, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Rescue of the Pioneer's Daughter, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A Sister's Devotion, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Love and Money, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Cupid's Comedy
- Lost for Many Years
- The Feud, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Curse of Gambling, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Perils of the Plains, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Tie That Binds, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Married on Horseback, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Girls, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Saved from the Redmen, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- An Engineer's Sweetheart, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A Cowboy's Race for a Wife
- The Sea Wolves, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A 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 by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A 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 by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Dan, the Arizona Scout, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Night Rustlers, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Western Justice, Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A True Indian Brave, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A Cowboy's Matrimonial Tangle, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- For a Western Girl, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- For the Love of Red Wing, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A 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 film
- A Red Girl's Friendship, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Fatal Gold Nugget, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Red Wing and the White Girl, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Branded Man, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- Bud's Triumph, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Flight of Red Wing, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- An Indian Maiden's Choice, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- True Western Honor, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A Cheyenne's Love for a Sioux, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- The Ranchman's Personal, directed by Fred J. Balshofer - short film
- A 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 film
- Taming the Terror
1912
- A Mexican Tragedy, directed by Thomas H. Ince - short film
- Chinese Smugglers, directed by Thomas H. Ince - short film
- The Indian Maid's Elopement, directed by Thomas H. Ince - short film
- The Gambler's Heart, directed by Thomas H. Ince - short film
- The Laugh on Dad, directed by Thomas H. Ince - short film
- The Honor of the Tribe, directed by Thomas H. Ince - short film
- The Run on the Bank, directed by Thomas H. Ince - short film
- The Sub-Chief's Choice, directed by Thomas H. Ince - short film
- The Ranch Girl's Love, directed by Thomas H. Ince - short film
- Love and Jealousy, directed by Thomas H. Ince - short film
- The Empty Water Keg, directed by Thomas H. Ince
- The 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. Ince
- War on the Plains, directed by Thomas H. Ince - short film
- The Heart of an Indian
- The Battle of the Red Men
- The Deserter, directed by Thomas H. Ince
- The Crisis, directed by Thomas H. Ince
- Blazing the Trail, directed by Thomas H. Ince
- The Post Telegrapher, directed by Thomas H. Ince and Francis Ford - short film
- The Lieutenant's Last Fight
- The Outcast, directed by Thomas H. Ince
- Memories of a Pioneer
- A Soldier's Honor
- His Punishment
- On the Warpath, directed by Reginald Barker
- His Message, directed by Thomas H. Ince
- The Colonel's Peril
- The Sheriff of Stoney Butte
- The Restoration, directed by Fred 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 by Frank Montgomery
- A Shot in the Dark, directed by Ben 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 by Frank 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 by Tom Ricketts
- The Tattoo
- Star Eyes' Stratagem, directed by Frank 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 by Wallace Reid and Otis 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
1913
- A Girl at War
- The Romance of the Utah Pioneers, directed by Charles Farley - short film
- An Apache Father's Vengeance, directed by Frank Montgomery
- A Frontier Providence, directed by Otis Turner
- Regimental Pals
- The Genius of Fort Lapawai
- A Gambler's Last Trick
- Sheridan's Ride, directed by Otis Turner - short film
- Cowboy Sports and Pastimes
- Mona of the Modocs, directed by Frank Montgomery
- A Frontier Mystery
- On the Frontier
- In the Redman's Country
- The Song of the Telegraph, directed by Frank Montgomery
- The Bugler of Company B - short film
- The Coward's Atonement, directed by Francis Ford - short film
- The Red Girl's Sacrifice, directed by Frank Montgomery
- His Brother, directed by Francis Ford
- At Mad Mole Canyon
- The Flaming Arrow
- Indian Blood
- The Battle of Bull Run, directed by Francis Ford
- The Return of Thunder Cloud's Spirit, directed by Henry MacRae
- The Light in the Window, directed by Francis Ford
- The Half Breed Parson, directed by Francis Ford
- A House Divided
- Taps, directed by Francis Ford
- Bedford's Hope
- The Darling of the Regiment, directed by Francis Ford
- War, directed by Francis Ford
- Bred in the Bone, directed by Wilfred Lucas
- The Last Roll Call
- The Vengeance of the Skystone, directed by Henry MacRae
- The Indian's Secret
- The Northern Spy
- The Toll of War, directed by Francis Ford
- In the Secret Service, directed by Henry MacRae
- The Stars and Stripes Forever, directed by Francis Ford
- Under Fire
- Love, Life and Liberty, directed by Henry MacRae
- The Honor of the Regiment, directed by Wilfred Lucas
- The Battle of San Juan Hill, directed by Francis Ford - short film
- The Spirit of the Flag, directed by Allan Dwan - short film
- The Grand Old Flag, directed by Henry MacRae - short film
- The Capture of Aguinaldo, directed by Francis Ford - short film
- In Love and War, directed by Allan Dwan and Thomas H. Ince - short film
- Women and War, directed by Allan Dwan - short film
- The Guerilla Menace
- The Battle of Manila, directed by Francis Ford - short film
- At Shiloh - short film
- The Powder Flash of Death, directed by Allan Dwan - short film
- The Head Hunters - short film
- The Picket Guard, directed by Allan Dwan - short film
- When Sherman Marched to the Sea, directed by Jack Conway
- The Lawbreakers
- Robinson Crusoe, directed by Otis Turner
- The Cave Dwellers' Romance
- The Death Stone of India, directed by Milton J. Fahrney - short film
- The Snake, directed by Frank Montgomery
- Campaigning with Custer
- Soldiers Three
- The Iron Trail, directed by Henry MacRae
- The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine, directed by Frank Borzage
- The Gratitude of Wanda, directed by Wallace Reid
- Pelleas and Melisande, directed by J. Farrell MacDonald
- The Love of Men, directed by Frank Montgomery
- A Forest Romance, directed by Frank Montgomery
- Wandering Folk, directed by Otis Turner
- In the Coils of the Python, directed by Henry MacRae
- Through the Window
- The Struggle, directed by Jack Conway and Frank Montgomery
- Captain Billie's Mate, directed by Francis Ford
- Shon the Piper, directed by Otis Turner
- Good-for-Nothing Jack
- The Girl and the Tiger, directed by Henry MacRae
- Fighters of the Plains
- In the Wilds of Africa
- Through Barriers of Fire, directed by Edwin August
- The She Wolf, directed by Francis Ford
- The Cowboy Magnate
- The Black Masks, directed by Grace Cunard and Francis Ford
- From Dawn Till Dark, directed by Francis Ford
- Captain Kidd, directed by Otis Turner
- The Prairie Trail
- The Madonna of the Slums, directed by Francis Ford
- Lasca
- The Raid of the Human Tigers
- Wynona's Vengeance, directed by Francis Ford
- The White Vaquero, directed by Francis Ford
- War of the Cattle Range, directed by Henry MacRae
- The White Squaw, directed by Henry MacRae - short film
- The Werewolf, directed by Henry MacRae - short film
- The God of Girzah
- The Water War, directed by Henry MacRae
1914
- The Gambler's Oath
- The Eleventh Hour, directed by Henry MacRae (1914)
- The Flash of Fate, directed by Henry MacRae (1914)
- For the Freedom of Cuba
- The Mad Hermit, directed by Francis 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 by Lois Weber (1914)
- Cast Adrift in the South Seas
- On the Verge of War
- Isle of Abandoned Hope
- The Forbidden Room, directed by Allan 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 by Henry MacRae - short film (1914)
- The Oubliette, directed by Charles 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 by Allan 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 by Murdock MacQuarrie (1914)
- The Law of the Range, directed by Henry MacRae (1914)
1915
- In the Jungle Wilds
- Custer's Last Scout
- The Governor Maker, directed by Henry MacRae (1915)
- Old Peg Leg's Will
- The Mystery Woman
- Ridgeway of Montana
- Terrors of the Jungle, directed by Henry MacRae (1915)
- Tre briganti e una ragazza
- The Curse of the Desert
- The Lost Ledge
- Diana of Eagle Mountain
- The Mother Instinct, directed by Wilfred Lucas (1915)
- La città nascosta (The Hidden City), directed by Francis Ford (1915)
- The Oaklawn Handicap
- Betty and the Boys
- And They Called Him Hero
- La porta della distruzione
- The War of the Wild
- Nabbed
- The Blood of His Brother
- The Jungle Queen
- The Smuggler's Lass
- The Circus Girl's Romance
- One Man's Evil
- Lone Larry
- The Test of a Man
- Jane's Declaration of Independence
- The Ulster Lass
- The Toll of the Sea, directed by Henry MacRae - short film (1915)
- The Mad Maid of the Forest
- A Daughter of the Jungles
- Gene of the Northland
- Chasing the Limited
- The Gopher
- The Social Lion
- Coral
- In the Sunset Country
- The Surrender
- A Message for Help
- The Ghost Wagon
- The Queen of Jungle Land
- The Yellow Star
- A Fight to a Finish
- The Superior Claim
- The Mettle of Jerry McGuire
- What the River Foretold
- The Heart of a Tigress
- A Desperate Leap
- The Connecting Link
- The Lion's Ward
- His Real Character
- When Rogues Fall Out, directed by J.P. McGowan
1916
- The Dawn Road
- On the Trail of the Tigress
- Across the Rio Grande, directed by George 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 by Henry Otto (1916)
- The Quarter Breed
- The Iron Rivals
- Behind the Curtain, directed by Henry Otto (1916)
- The Night Riders
- Behind the Mask, directed by Francis 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 by Jacques 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 by Harry Carey (1916)
- Under the Lion's Paw
- A Jungle Hero
- Along the Malibu, directed by Cleo Madison and William V. Mong - short film (1916)
- Beyond the Trail, directed by Ben F. Wilson - short film (1916)
- The Trail of Chance, directed by Lucius Henderson - short film (1916)
- The Desert Rat, directed by Romaine Fielding - short film (1916)
- The Princely Bandit
- A Mountain Tragedy, directed by George Cochrane - short film (1916)
- Night Shadows
- The Conspiracy
- The Better Man, directed by Jay Hunt (1916)
- For Love and Gold
- The Quitter, directed by Burton 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
1917
- Blood Money, directed by Fred Kelsey - short film (1917)
- The Bad Man of Cheyenne, directed by Fred Kelsey (1917)
- Brute Force, directed by A.W. Rice (1917)
- The Daring Chance, directed by William V. Mong (1917)
- The Boonton Affair, directed by King Baggot (1917)
- The Outlaw and the Lady, directed by Fred Kelsey - short film (1917)
- John Osborne's Triumph, directed by Murdock MacQuarrie (1917)
- The Comeback, directed by George Marshall (1917)
- Il tornado (The Tornado), directed by John Ford - short film (1917)
- The Drifter, directed by Fred Kelsey (1917)
- Roped In, directed by George Marshall (1917)
- Goin' Straight
- Steel Hearts
- Burning Silence
- Burning Silence
- The Kidnapped Bride, directed by Henry 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 by Henry MacRae (1917)
- Number 10, Westbound
- L'attaccabrighe (The Scrapper), directed by John Ford - short film (1917)
- The Honor of Men
- Money and Mystery
- The Wrong Man, directed by Fred 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 by William 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 by George Cochrane (1917)
- Danger Ahead