Synopsis
Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
Cast & crew
Cast
Cleavon LittleBart
Gene WilderJim
Slim PickensTaggart
Harvey KormanHedley Lamarr
Madeline KahnLili Von Shtupp
Mel BrooksGovernor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Burton GilliamLyle
Alex KarrasMongo
David HuddlestonOlson Johnson
Liam DunnRev. Johnson
John HillermanHoward Johnson
George FurthVan Johnson
Crew
- Mel BrooksDirector, Writer
Andrew BergmanWriter
Norman SteinbergWriter
Richard PryorWriter