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.
Genre: Western, Comedy
Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn
Directed & Produced by: John Morris, Richard Pryor, John C. Howard, Danford B. Greene, Joseph F. Biroc
Release date: 2/7/1974
Running time: 93 minutes
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10 by 1072 users