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The Plainsman
When the land needed law... When the West needed taming... When adventure needed a giant... They sent for the Plainsman!
Calamity Jane tries to help Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickock stop an Indian war.
- Original title
- The Plainsman
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Apr 4, 2022 · via TMDB
This is one of these really rather poor remakes that isn't up to much. "Wild Bill Hickok" (Don Murray) is determined to stop a war between the soldiers and the Cheyenne. The latter have found a source of powerful rifles now that the US Civil War is over and the manufacturers are looking for new customers. Soon he has "Calamity Jane" (Abby Dalton) and "Buffalo Bill" (Guy Stockwell) on his side as he tries to thwart the smuggling - at no small peril to "Calamity". The production is really quite cheap and cheerful. Plenty of horse chases and rifle play but equally plenty of back-lit stage bound scenarios that are actually more funny then adventurous. The three stars here are mediocre, with as lacklustre a dialogue and though it doesn't hang about, it is all just a bit too light and fluffy. Not a patch on Gary Cooper's 1936 iteration. Keep an eye out for a fleeting contribution from Leslie Nielsen ("Custer") - that's about all this film can lay claim to fame for.
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Don Murray
Wild Bill Hickok
Guy Stockwell
Buffalo Bill Cody
Abby Dalton
Calamity Jane
Bradford Dillman
Lt. Stiles
Henry Silva
Crazy Knife
Simon Oakland
Chief Black Kettle
Leslie Nielsen
Col. George Armstrong Custer
Edward Binns
Lattimer
Michael Evans
Estrick
Percy Rodriguez
Brother John
Terry Wilson
Sgt. Womack
Walter Burke
Abe Ireland
Emily Banks
Louisa Cody
John Burnside
Townsman (uncredited)
Francis De Sales
Johansen (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Townsman (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Renegade Soldier (uncredited)
David Macklin
Trooper (uncredited)
John Mitchum
Townsman (uncredited)
Russell Thorson
Marshal Hart (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver
Bartender (uncredited)
Helen Colvig
Costume Designer
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
David Lowell Rich
Director
John Williams
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