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The Western: The Plainsman

BBC One
on BBC One London

Tonight's film stars Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur in Cecil B. Demille's The Plainsman
A spectacular western based on the life of Wild Bill Hickok and set during the Indian uprisings following the end of the American Civil War.
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Contributors

Director:
Cecil B. Demille
Wild Bill Hickok:
Gary Cooper
Calamity Jane:
Jean Arthur
Buffalo Bill Cody:
James Ellison
John Lattimer:
Charles Bickford
Louisa Cody:
Helen Burgess
Jack McCall:
Porter Hall
Yellow Hand:
Paul Harvey
Painted Horse:
Victor Varconi
General Custer:
John Milson
Abraham Lincoln:
Frank McGlynn
Source: Radio Times

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