Storyline
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
Principal Cast
Cleavon Little
Bart
Gene Wilder
Jim
Slim Pickens
Taggart
Harvey Korman
Hedley Lamarr
Madeline Kahn
Lili Von Shtupp
Mel Brooks
Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Burton Gilliam
Lyle
Alex Karras
Mongo
Media Information
DirectorMel Brooks
StatusReleased
Runtime93 min
Genres
WesternComedy
Release Date1974-02-07
LanguageEnglish, Yiddish, German
CountryUnited States of America
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Crossbow Productions