| The Plainsman | |
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| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
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| Story by | Courtney Ryley Cooper |
| Based on | "Wild Bill Hickok, the Prince of Pistoleers" 1934 stories by Frank J. Wilstach |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Edited by | Anne Bauchens |
| Music by | George Antheil |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $974,084[1] |
| Box office | $2,278,533[2] |
The Plainsman is a 1936 American Western film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. The film presents a highly fictionalized account of the adventures and relationships between Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, 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 Hickok's adventures. Anthony Quinn has an early acting role as an Indian. A remake using the same title was released in 1966.
- ^ Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky Press. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-8131-2324-0.
- ^ Birchard 2004, p. 293.