The Plainsman

8/1/19661h 32m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ When the land needed law... When the West needed taming... When adventure needed a giant... They sent for the Plainsman! ~

Overview:

Calamity Jane tries to help Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickock stop an Indian war.

Director:

David Lowell Rich

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

wild bill hickok
buffalo bill
calamity jane
two guns belt

Cast

Don Murray

~ as ~

Wild Bill Hickok

Guy Stockwell

~ as ~

Buffalo Bill Cody

Abby Dalton

~ as ~

Calamity Jane

Bradford Dillman

~ as ~

Lt. Stiles

Henry Silva

~ as ~

Crazy Knife

Simon Oakland

~ as ~

Chief Black Kettle

Leslie Nielsen

~ as ~

Col. George Armstrong Custer

Edward Binns

~ as ~

Lattimer

Michael Evans

~ as ~

Estrick

Percy Rodriguez

~ as ~

Brother John

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
5
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.