Black Bart

Black Bart (1975)

Released: 1975-01-01 Duration: 24min
Genres: Western Comedy
Rating 3.7

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).

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. Television

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 0.318

Directed By

Robert Butler

Crew

Director of Photography
Michael D. Margulies
Writer
Frank Shaw
Original Music Composer
Tom Scott
Editor
Neil Travis
Executive Producer
Mark Tuttle
Producer
Robert Butler
Director
Robert Butler

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