The Plainsman (1936)
| Release Date | 16 November 1936 |
| Tagline | Cecile B. DeMille brings you Gary and Jean in their grandest picture...the story of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, the hardest boiled pair of lovers who ever rode the plains...a glorious romance set against the whole flaming pageant of the Old West... |
| Genre | Biography, History, Romance, War, Western |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Birney, Montana, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
The Plainsman (1936) is a Western movie directed by Cecil B. DeMille that presents a highly fictionalized account of the adventures and relationships between Wild Bill Hickok (Gary Cooper), Calamity Jane (Jean Arthur), Buffalo Bill Cody and General George Custer, with a gun-runner named Lattimer (Charles Bickford) as the main villain. The film is notorious for mixing timelines and even has an opening scene with Abraham Lincoln setting the stage for Hickock's adventures. Anthony Quinn has a cameo as an Indian.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Granville Bates
Van Ellyn
Frank Albertson
Young trooper
Pat Moriarity
Sgt. McGinnis
Harry Woods
Quartermaster sergeant
George Ernest
Boy
George MacQuarrie
Gen. Merritt
Richard Alexander
Lattimer's third teamster
Earl Askam
Tim
Hooper Atchley
Captain
Sherwood Bailey
-
James Baker
Trooper
Hank Bell
Capt. Wood's medic
Irene Bennett
Girl at dock
Edward W. Borman
Bartender
Everett Brown
-
Al Burk
Trooper
Bob Burns
Trooper
Jess Cavin
-
Colin Chase
-
Sonny Chorre
Indian #2 with Painted Horse
Davison Clark
James Speed
David Clyde
Miner #2
Ervey Collins
Trooper
Ken Cooper
Trooper, Stuntman
Frank Cordell
Trooper
Sidney D'Albrook
-
Clay De Roy
Indian #6 with Painted Horse
Tex Driscoll
-
Johnny Eckert
Trooper
Frank Ellis
Hays City townsman
Robert Ellsworth
-
Jack Fife
-
Budd Fine
-
Myron Geiger
Trooper
Kenneth Gibson
Trooper
Wesley Giraud
Young bugler
Chuck Hamilton
Trooper
Wadsworth Harris
William Dennison
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Trooper
Charles Herzinger
William H. Seward
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower
Trooper
William Humphrey
Hugh McCulloch
John Hyams
Schuyler Colfax
Sydney Jarvis
Gideon Welles
Marty Joyce
-
Jane Keckley
Deadwood woman yelling, 'You keep out of it!'
Cecil Kellogg
Trooper
Frank Layton
Adjutant
Duke R. Lee
Trooper
Wilbur Mack
Gambler #2
Ralph Malone
Man #3
Jim Mason
Lattimer's second teamster
Billy McClain
Old servant
Philo McCullough
Stagecoach guard
Nelson McDowell
Hays City townsman
Walter McGrail
Gambler #1
Leila McIntyre
Mary Todd Lincoln
Carl Miller
Lattimer's wagond driver
Louis Natheaux
-
Curtis Nero
Roustabout
Paul Newlan
Man getting whipped on wrist
Gertrude Norman
-
Ted Oliver
Lattimer's first teamster
Bud Osborne
Second Cavalry private working for Lattimer
Jimmy Phillips
Trooper
Richard Robles
Indian #3 with Painted Horse
Don Rowan
Man on Deadwood Street
William Royle
Cpl. Brannigan
Oscar Rudolph
Younger man
Lloyd A. Saunders
Trooper
Francis Sayles
Man on Deadwood Street
Ed Schaefer
-
Gail Sheridan
Girl on dock
Cora Shumway
-
Arthur Singley
Man #1
Whitten Sovern
Trooper
George Sparks
Boy at dock
Charles Stevens
Injun Charley
Mark Strong
Wells Fargo agent
Louise Stuart
Girl on dock
Harry Stubbs
John F. Usher
Chief Thundercloud
Indian #5 with Painted Horse
Jack Walters
Trooper
Blackjack Ward
-
Bruce Warren
Purser of the 'Lizzie Gill'
Blue Washington
Black man dropping box
Frank Watson
Trooper
Stanhope Wheatcroft
-
Greg Whitespear
Indian #4 with Painted Horse
Robert Wilber
First Cavalry private
Douglas Wood
Van Ellyn associate
Director
Writer
Frank J. Wilstach
Waldemar Young
Harold Lamb
Lynn Riggs
Grover Jones
uncredited
Producer
William LeBaron
executive producer
William H. Pine
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
George Robinson
-
Editor
Anne Bauchens
-
Art Director
Roland Anderson
-
Costume Designer
Joe De Young
Dwight Franklin
-
Natalie Visart
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Harlan
assistant director
Arthur Rosson
second unit director
Art Department
A.E. Freudeman
interior decorator
Sound Department
Harry Lindgren
sound recordist
Louis Mesenkop
sound recordist
Special Effects
Farciot Edouart
special photographic effects
Dewey Wrigley
special photographic effects
Gordon Jennings
special photographic effects
Barney Wolff
special effects
Stunts
Al Burk
stunt double
Ken Cooper
stunts
Frank Cordell
stunts
Johnny Eckert
stunt double
Chuck Hamilton
stunts
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower
stunt double
Jimmy Phillips
stunt double
Lloyd A. Saunders
stunt double
Spike Spackman
stunts
Music Department
Other Crew
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
,
MCA/Universal Pictures
MCA Home Video
Universal Home Entertainment
Universal Pictures Benelux
MCA/Universal Home Video
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