A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
| Writing | Andrew Bergman | Story |
| Writing | Norman Steinberg | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mel Brooks | Screenplay |
| Camera | Joseph F. Biroc | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Richard Pryor | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mel Brooks | Director |
| Writing | Andrew Bergman | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael Hertzberg | Producer |
| Sound | John Morris | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Danford B. Greene | Editor |
| Editing | John C. Howard | Editor |
| Writing | Alan Uger | Screenplay |
| Sound | Frankie Laine | Theme Song Performance |
| Art | Peter Wooley | Production Design |
| Crew | Alan Johnson | Choreographer |
| Sound | Mel Brooks | Songs |
| Writing | Mel Brooks | Lyricist |
| Sound | John Morris | Songs |
| Art | Anthony Goldschmidt | Title Designer |
| Sound | Gene S. Cantamessa | Sound |
| Sound | Arthur Piantadosi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Richard Tyler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Les Fresholtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Morris Hoffman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Sam Gordon | Property Master |
| Production | Nessa Hyams | Casting |
| Production | William P. Owens | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vittorio Nino Novarese | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Dawson | Wardrobe Master |
| Crew | Herbert Winters | Dialogue Coach |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alan Fama | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Terry Miles | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lola 'Skip' McNalley | Hairdresser |
| Directing | Julie Pitkanen | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | John C. Chulay | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Douglas Pettibone | Special Effects |
| Sound | Eugene Marks | Music Editor |
| Editing | Carroll Timothy O'Meara | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Steve Potter | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Leonard S. Smith Jr. | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jonathan Tunick | Orchestrator |
| Sound | John Morris | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Barbara Chrysler | Stunts |
| Crew | Hal Needham | Stunts |
| Crew | Terry Leonard | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Crew | Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Paula Dell | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Catching | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Crew | Stephanie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Crew | Al Wyatt Sr. | Stunt Coordinator |
