The Plainsman

The Plainsman

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. 113mins (1936)

Gary Cooper - Wild Bill Hickok

Wild Bill Hickok Calamity Jane and Buffalo Bill go up against Indians and a gunrunner.


Also starring James Ellison, Charles Bickford, Helen Burgess and Anthony Quinn.

The fictional adventures of real life Wild West legends, Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane, Buffalo Bill and George Armstrong Custer. Even Abraham Lincoln makes a guest appearance.

John Wayne wanted to play Wild Bill Hickok but DeMille had his eye on Gary Cooper for the role.An excellent horseman from his youth in Montana, Gary Cooper did most of his own riding stunts, including the shot where he rode "hanging" between two horses.