The Plainsman

The Plainsman (1936)

Approved 16 Nov 1936 • Drama, Western • 1h 53m
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With the end of the North American Civil War, the manufacturers of repeating rifles find a profitable means of making money selling the weapons to the North American Indians, using the front man John Lattimer to sell the rifles to the Cheyenne. While traveling in a stagecoach with Calamity Jane and William "Buffalo Bill" Cody and his young wife Louisa Cody that want to settle down in Hays City managing a hotel, Wild Bill Hickok finds the guide Breezy wounded by arrows and telling that the Indians are attacking a fort using repeating rifles. Hickok meets Gen. George A. Custer that assigns Buffalo Bill to guide a troop with ammunition to help the fort. Meanwhile the Cheyenne kidnap Calamity Jane, forcing Hickok to expose himself to rescue her.

Cecil B. DeMille
Director
Waldemar Young, Harold Lamb, Lynn Riggs
Writer
Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, James Ellison
Starring

Language: English
Awards:
Country: United States
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6.8

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