Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town marked for destruction to clear the way for a new railroad. Despite the townspeople's initial racial bias, they warm to Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim, their only defense against thugs sent to depopulate the town.
- Directors
- Mel Brooks
- Cast
- Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, Burton Gilliam, Alex Karras, David Huddleston, Liam Dunn, John Hillerman, George Furth, Jack Starrett, Carol Arthur, Richard Collier, Charles McGregor, Robyn Hilton, Don Megowan, Dom DeLuise, Count Basie
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Western, Comedy
- Release date
- 1974-02-07
- Studios
- Crossbow Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
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Bart, a crafty railroad worker, is appointed the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town slated for destruction to make way for a new railroad. The citizens initially harbor racial bias toward their new protector, but they gradually warm to him upon 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.
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