Texas (film)
| Texas | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Marshall |
| Produced by | Samuel Bischoff |
| Written by |
Michael Blankfort Lewis Meltzer |
| Screenplay by | Horace McCoy |
| Starring |
Glenn Ford William Holden |
| Music by |
Sidney Cutner Ross DiMaggio Carmen Dragon |
| Cinematography | George Meehan |
| Edited by | William A. Lyon |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Texas is a 1941 Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Glenn Ford and William Holden. Texas was an early picture for both William Holden (his seventh credited performance) and Glenn Ford (his ninth).[1]
Plot
Two Confederate veterans broke and homeless are making their way to Texas to start fresh. After comedic adventures getting into and out of trouble just trying to make enough move to get to Texas, they witness a stagecoach robbery and manage to hold up the outlaws and take back the cash. At that point they have a difference of opinion; the 'good' one Todd Ramsey (Glenn Ford) wants to give it back, the 'bad' one Dan Thomas (William Holden as a fresh 1941 face) wants to keep it and keep going...but goodness wins out, and both are off the hook. The honest one takes a job with the biggest local rancher (who of course has a beautiful and friendly daughter) and the 'bad one stumbles into a different kind of job—with another rancher who specializes in rustling. They both have heads turned by the lovely lady and the battle of good and evil continues in often comedic circumstances...although a showdown looms. The key to the action is the need to get the entire town/valley's cattle past all the rustlers up to the railroad at Abilene. Many twists and turns in this complicated, comedic and top-notch Western with blockbuster ending that cuts back to core of all good westerns...good men tested by difficult circumstances.
Cast
- Glenn Ford as Tod Ramsey
- William Holden as Dan Thomas
- Claire Trevor as 'Mike' King
- George Bancroft (actor) as Windy Miller
- Edgar Buchanan as Buford "Doc" Thorpe
- Don Beddoe as Sheriff
- Andrew Tombes as Tennessee
- Addison Richards as Matt Lashan
- Edmund MacDonald as Comstock,
- Joseph Crehan as Rancher Dusty King
- Willard Robertson as Rancher Wilson
- Pat Moriarity as Rancher Matthews
- Edmund Cobb as Rancher Blaire
References
- William Holden: A Biography by Michelangelo Capua
- The films of the forties Escrito por Tony Thomas
External links
- Texas at the Internet Movie Database
- Texas at AllMovie
- Texas at the TCM Movie Database
- Texas at the American Film Institute Catalog