▁directed ▁by ▁Norman ▁Z . ▁Mc Le od ▁st arring ▁Bob ▁Hope ▁as ▁" P ain less ▁Pot ter " ▁and ▁Jane ▁Russell ▁as ▁Cal am ity ▁Jane . ▁In ▁the ▁movie , ▁Hope ▁s ings ▁the ▁song ▁" Butt ons ▁and ▁B ows " ▁( by ▁Jay ▁Living ston ▁and ▁Ray ▁Evans ). ▁The ▁song ▁won ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Song ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁had ▁a ▁sequ el , ▁Son ▁of ▁Pale face , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁ ▁Don ▁K not ts ▁re made ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁The ▁Sh aki est ▁Gun ▁in ▁the ▁West . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁fil med ▁at ▁the ▁now ▁def unct ▁C one jo ▁Valley ▁Airport ▁and ▁also ▁at ▁De er wood ▁Stock ▁Farm , ▁both ▁in ▁Th ous and ▁O aks , ▁California . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Cal am ity ▁Jane ▁( J ane ▁Russell ) ▁is ▁b usted ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁sh er iff ' s ▁j ail ▁by ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁government ▁agents ▁under ▁Governor ▁Johnson ▁( Char les ▁T row bridge ) ▁and ▁Commission er ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁Em erson ▁( St an ley ▁Andrew s ). ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Em erson ▁wish ▁to ▁h ire ▁her ▁to ▁un cover ▁white ▁tra itors ▁il leg ally ▁s elling ▁guns ▁to ▁an ▁Indian ▁tribe ▁near ▁Buff alo ▁Fl ats , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁front ier ▁areas ; ▁because ▁the ▁agents ▁they ▁previously ▁sent ▁to ▁investigate ▁have ▁turned ▁up ▁dead