Cinematic background from Blazing Saddles 1974 - A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.

Blazing Saddles

1974

Comedy, Western

Directors:
Mel Brooks
Writers:
Norman Steinberg, Alan Uger, Richard Pryor, Mel Brooks, Andrew Bergman
Official poster of Blazing Saddles 1974 directed by Mel Brooks