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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.
Language
Budget$2,600,000
Revenue $119,500,000
Deutsch,
,
English
Budget$2,600,000
Revenue $119,500,000
Keywords
governor
saloon
gun
parody
marching band
breaking the fourth wall
spoof
racism
railroad
interrupted hanging
cowboy
western town
western spoof
ceremony
frontier town
saloon girl
coot
self-referential
satirical
anarchic comedy
anachronistic
farting
Casts

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

David Huddleston
Olson Johnson

Liam Dunn
Rev. Johnson

John Hillerman
Howard Johnson

George Furth
Van Johnson

Jack Starrett
Gabby Johnson

Carol Arthur
Harriett Johnson

Richard Collier
Dr. Sam Johnson

Charles McGregor
Charlie

Robyn Hilton
Miss Stein

Don Megowan
Gum Chewer

Dom DeLuise
Buddy Bizarre

Count Basie
Self

John Alderson
Gum Chewer (uncredited)
Don Ames
Townsman (uncredited)
Tom Anfinsen
German Soldier (uncredited)
David Armstrong
Pressman (uncredited)
Denny Arnold
Townsman (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Townsman (uncredited)
Herman Boden
Cowboy (uncredited)
Jimmie Booth
Desperado (uncredited)

Alex Brown
RR Worker (uncredited)
Jerry Brown
Stage Driver (uncredited)
Loren Brown
Townsman (uncredited)
Eldon Burke
Desperado (uncredited)
Stephen Burnette
Townsman (uncredited)
David Cadiente
Mexican (uncredited)
Patrick Campbell
MC at Show (uncredited)
Bart Carroll
Dancer (uncredited)
Bill Catching
Outlaw (uncredited)
Ray Chabeau
German Soldier Dancer (uncredited)
Donald Chaffin
Townsman (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack R. Clinton
Official (uncredited)

Aneta Corsaut
Tourist Mother (uncredited)
Dick Crockett
Townsman (uncredited)
George Dockstader
Politician (uncredited)
Ross Dollarhide
Desperado (uncredited)
Randy Doney
Dancer (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Townsman (uncredited)
Ken DuMain
Townsman (uncredited)
Hobert Durham Jr.
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Stewart East
Pressman (uncredited)
Daniel Elam
Railroad Worker (uncredited)

Kenny Endoso
Indian (uncredited)
Elly Enriquez
Mexican (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth
Sheriff (uncredited)
Fred Fisher
Townsman (uncredited)
Bob Folkerson
Townsman (uncredited)
Abel Franco
Mexican Bandit (uncredited)
Ben Frommer
Convict (uncredited)
John Furlong
Tourist Man (uncredited)
Rick Garcia
Mexican Bandit (uncredited)
Laura Gile
Townswoman (uncredited)

Seamon Glass
Cowboy (uncredited)
Betty Jeanne Glennie
Townswoman (uncredited)
Cecil Gold
Dancer (uncredited)

Chuck Hayward
Outlaw (uncredited)
Bud Hazlett
Townsman (uncredited)
Francine Henderson
Townswoman (uncredited)
George Hickman
Townsman (uncredited)

George Holmes
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Kal Isaacs
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Kathryn Janssen
Commissary Customer (uncredited)
Rosemary Johnston
Townswoman (uncredited)
Madge Journeay
Townswoman (uncredited)
M.J. Kane
Leopold (uncredited)
Ron Kinwald
Townsman (uncredited)

Sally Kirkland
Cashier (uncredited)

Patrick Labyorteaux
Henry (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
Townsman (uncredited)
Tex Lambert
KKK Member (uncredited)
Jack Lilley
Overseer (uncredited)
Craig Littler
Tex (uncredited)
Jay Loft-Lynn
RR Worker (uncredited)

Karl Lukas
Cutthroat (uncredited)
Bert Madrid
Convict in Line (uncredited)

Ralph Manza
Man in Commissary Playing Hitler (uncredited)
Jimmy Martinez
Scared Mexican Man (uncredited)
Bert May
German Soldier Dancer (uncredited)
Fred McDougall
Desperado (uncredited)
Rod McGaughy
Desperado (uncredited)
Bill McIntosh
Desperado (uncredited)
Clyde McLeod
Townsman (uncredited)

Troy Melton
Member of the Press (uncredited)
Ira Miller
Baker Man (uncredited)
Jessamine Milner
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Richard Monahan
Dancer (uncredited)

Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Outlaw (uncredited)

Beans Morocco
Townsman (uncredited)

Hal Needham
Outlaw (uncredited)
Daniel Nunez
Mexican (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady
Townsman (uncredited)

Harvey Parry
Townsman (uncredited)

Jack Perkins
Desperado (uncredited)
Alan Peterson
German Soldier Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Pittman
Official (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo
Townsman (uncredited)
Booty Reed
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Tony Regan
Pressman (uncredited)
Danny 'Big Black' Rey
Bart's Father (uncredited)

Robert Ridgely
Boris (uncredited)
Rodney Allen Rippy
Bart (age 5) (uncredited)
Al Roberts
Townsman (uncredited)
Arnold Roberts
Townsman (uncredited)

Hank Robinson
Townsman (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Arabian (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Townsman (uncredited)

Darrell Sandeen
KKK Man (uncredited)
Danny Sands
Desperado (uncredited)
George Sawaya
Townsman (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller
Outlaw (uncredited)

David Sharpe
Man in Suit (uncredited)
June Smaney
Townswoman (uncredited)

Eddie Smith
RR Worker (uncredited)
Roy Smith
Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Stader
Desperado (uncredited)

Tom Steele
Townsman Who Falls from Chair (uncredited)
Tim Sullivan
Dancer (uncredited)
Jerry Summers
Desperado (uncredited)
Jim Taylor
Dancer (uncredited)
George Tracy
Townsman (uncredited)
Jerry Trent
Dancer (uncredited)
Frankie Van
Fighter (uncredited)
Richard Vitagliano
Anal Johnson (uncredited)
Al Ward
Man at Pond (uncredited)

Dick Warlock
Townsman (uncredited)
Janice Whitby
Tour Guide (uncredited)
Joe Yrigoyen
Townsman (uncredited)

Bill Zuckert
Official (uncredited)
Crews

Mel Brooks
Director

Andrew Bergman
Story

Richard Pryor
Screenplay
John C. Howard
Editor

John Morris
Original Music Composer
Michael Hertzberg
Producer

Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography

Mel Brooks
Screenplay
Norman Steinberg
Screenplay
Danford B. Greene
Editor

Andrew Bergman
Screenplay
Peter Wooley
Production Design

Mel Brooks
Songs

Mel Brooks
Lyricist

John Morris
Songs
Alan Johnson
Choreographer
Anthony Goldschmidt
Title Designer
Gene S. Cantamessa
Sound
Tom Dawson
Wardrobe Master
Terry Miles
Makeup Artist
Lola 'Skip' McNalley
Hairdresser
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Tyler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nessa Hyams
Casting

Alan Fama
Makeup Artist
William P. Owens
Unit Production Manager
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sam Gordon
Property Master
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Costume Design
Morris Hoffman
Set Decoration
Herbert Winters
Dialogue Coach

Jonathan Tunick
Orchestrator
Eugene Marks
Music Editor
Steve Potter
Assistant Editor
Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor

John Morris
Orchestrator
Douglas Pettibone
Special Effects
John C. Chulay
First Assistant Director
Carroll Timothy O'Meara
Assistant Editor
Leonard S. Smith Jr.
Second Assistant Director
Stephanie Epper
Stunts

Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Alan Uger
Screenplay

Al Wyatt Sr.
Stunt Coordinator
Barbara Chrysler
Stunts

Terry Leonard
Stunts

Jeannie Epper
Stunts

Hal Needham
Stunts

Loren Janes
Stunts

Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Paula Dell
Stunts
Gary Epper
Stunts

Bob Herron
Stunts

Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts
Bill Catching
Stunts

Frankie Laine
Theme Song Performance
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