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Black Bart (1975)

Black Bart (1975)

Comedy Western
Release Date: 1975, January 1
Directors: Robert Butler
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Television
Cast: Millie Slavin, Louis Gossett Jr., Noble Willingham, Brooke Adams, Gerrit Graham, Steve Landesberg, Theodore Lehmann, Ruben Moreno, Rand Bridges, Poindexter Yothers, Tamar Cooper

Overview:

A television series titled Black Bart was produced for CBS based on Andrew Bergman's original story for Blazing Saddles (Black Bart was the movie's original title). It featured Lou Gossett, Jr. as Bart and Steve Landesberg as his drunkard sidekick, a former Confederate officer named "Reb Jordan". The Humour was much more toned down than it's feature film predecessor Other cast members included Millie Slavin and Noble Willingham. Bergman is listed as the sole creator. CBS aired the pilot once on April 4, 1975 as a CBS Special Presentation. The pilot featured guest appearances by Gerrit Graham and Brooke Adams and was written by Michael Elias and Rich Eustis. Elias and Eutis later created and executive produced the ABC sitcom Head of the Class (1986-1991).

Keywords:

the old west