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.
Cleavon Little | Sheriff Bart |
Gene Wilder | Jim, aka "The Waco Kid" |
Mel Brooks | Gov. William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief |
Madeline Kahn | Lili Von Shtüpp, the Teutonic Titwillow |
Slim Pickens | Taggart |
Harvey Korman | Hedley Lamarr |
Burton Gilliam | Lyle |
Alex Karras | Mongo |
David Huddleston | Olson Johnson |
Liam Dunn | Rev. Johnson |
John Hillerman | Howard Johnson |
George Furth | Van Johnson |