Legends of the West
Host Jack Palance explores how Hollywood has depicted Western legends like George Armstrong Custer, Billy the Kid, Crazy Horse and the O.K. Corral
Top Cast
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Jack Palance
Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean
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Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Co-Host / Self - Sitting Bull
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Brooke Shields
Co-Host / Self - Lily Langtry
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Cody Palance
Co-Host / Self - Billy the Kid Shadow (voice)
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James Anderson
Sergeant in 'Little Big Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Mischa Auer
Boris Callahan in 'Destry Rides Again' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Dale Robertson
Maj. Robert Parrish in 'Sitting Bull' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Ava Gardner
Lily Langtry in 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Judson Pratt
Major Dog Kelly in 'Cheyenne Autumn' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Host Jack Palance explores how Hollywood has depicted Western legends like George Armstrong Custer, Billy the Kid, Crazy Horse and the O.K. Corral
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