The Plainsman
“IT'S MIGHTY OUTDOOR ADVENTURE!”
1936 · 1 h 53 min
Cecil B. DeMilleCast
Gary Cooper 
Jean Arthur 
James Ellison 
Charles Bickford Helen Burgess 
Porter Hall
Credits
Written by: 
Waldemar Young
Plot
Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Buffalo Bill go up against gunrunners and Indians on the frontier.
Sinekatalog’s take
Cecil B. DeMille's western, with Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur, is big, sprawling and not too accurate, but lively.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (2,753 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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