About
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 Lemar 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
Sheriff Bart
Gene Wilder
Jim, aka "The Waco Kid"
Slim Pickens
Taggart
Harvey Korman
Hedley Lamarr
Madeline Kahn
Lili Von Shtüpp, the Teutonic Titwillow
Mel Brooks
Gov. William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Burton Gilliam
Lyle
Alex Karras
Mongo
David Huddleston
Olson Johnson
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Lists
#115 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider
#6 on AFI's 100 years...100 laughs AFI
Edgar Wright's 1000 favorite movies Edgar Wright
Awards
Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Oscar nomination for Best Film Editing John C. Howard
Oscar nomination for Best Music, Original Song John Morris Mel Brooks