

Information
Release DateFebruary 7, 1974
Runtime1h 33m
StatusReleased
Budget$3M
Revenue$120M
ProductionCrossbow Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
LanguagesGerman, Yiddish, English
7.3
1,949 votesPopularity3
Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
Director

Featured Cast

Cleavon Little
Bart

Gene Wilder
Jim

Slim Pickens
Taggart

Harvey Korman
Hedley Lamarr

Madeline Kahn
Lili Von Shtupp