The Plainsman (1936) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

Cast

• Gary Cooper as Wild Bill Hickok
• Jean Arthur as Calamity Jane
• James Ellison as William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
• Charles Bickford as John Lattimer
• Helen Burgess as Louisa Cody
• Porter Hall as Jack McCall
• Paul Harvey as Yellow Hand
• Victor Varconi as Painted Horse
• John Miljan as General George A. Custer
• Frank McGlynn Sr. as Abraham Lincoln
• Granville Bates as Van Ellyn
• Anthony Quinn as Cheyenne Indian
• George 'Gabby' Hayes as Breezy
• Mark Strong as Wells Fargo Agent (uncredited)
• Frank Albertson as A Young Trooper
• Purnell Pratt as Capt. Wood
• Fred Kohler as Jake - A Teamster
• Pat Moriarity as Sgt. McGinnis
• Charles Judels as Tony - The Barber
• Harry Woods as Quartermaster Sergeant
• Francis McDonald as A River Gambler
• George Ernest as A Boy
• George MacQuarrie as Gen. Merritt
• Fuzzy Knight as Dave
• Everett Brown
• Curtis Nero as Roustabout

Crew

• Cecil B. DeMille — Director
• Harold Lamb — Screenplay
• Waldemar Young — Screenplay
• Lynn Riggs — Screenplay
• Victor Milner — Director of Photography
• William H. Pine — Producer
• Cecil B. DeMille — Producer
• George Robinson — Director of Photography

Movies like The Plainsman

If you enjoyed The Plainsman, these movies have a similar feel:

• The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
• Distant Drums (1951)
• Oklahoma! (1955)
• Major Dundee (1965)
• The Big Sky (1952)
• Virginia City (1940)
• Will Penny (1967)
• Colorado Territory (1949)
• The Horse Soldiers (1959)
• The Pride and the Passion (1957)
• Solomon and Sheba (1959)
• Annie Oakley (1935)

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