Black Bart

Black Bart

1975
24m
3.5

3.5/10

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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).

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Warner Bros. Television
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1975
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0121113

Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.

Black Bart

Steve Landesberg
Steve Landesberg

Reb Jordan

Millie Slavin
Millie Slavin

Belle Buzzer

Noble Willingham
Noble Willingham

Fern Malaga

Ruben Moreno
Ruben Moreno

Moonwolf

Theodore Lehmann
Theodore Lehmann

Mr. Swenson

Gerrit Graham
Gerrit Graham

Curley

Brooke Adams
Brooke Adams

Jennifer

Tamar Cooper
Tamar Cooper

Mrs. Swenson

Rand Bridges
Rand Bridges

Porter

Poindexter Yothers
Poindexter Yothers

Hughie

Key Crew

Michael T. Elias
Producer
Frank Shaw
Writer
Robert Butler
Producer
Mark Tuttle
Executive Producer
Robert Butler
Director
Michael Elias
Writer