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5A 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
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