Black Bart
1975, English. Directed by Robert Butler.
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).
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- 0h 24m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1975
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Michael Elias, Frank Shaw
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Black Bart (1975) was directed by Robert Butler and stars Louis Gossett Jr., Steve Landesberg, Millie Slavin.