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29/06/1956 History, Western, War 1h 22m
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HE LEFT HIS MARK ACROSS THE WEST'S THOUSAND TOUGHEST MILES

Overview

After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any political intrigue. However, when President Jackson personally orders him to lead the fight for Texan independence, he overcomes his reluctance to become involved and leads his compatriots to a string of victories over the Mexican army.

  1. Byron Haskin

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Joel McCrea

    Sam Houston

  2. Felicia Farr

    Katherine Delaney

  3. Jeff Morrow

    Jim Bowie

  4. Wallace Ford

    Henry Delaney

  5. Abraham Sofaer

    Don Carlos - magistrate

  6. Jody McCrea

    Lt. Baker

  7. Chubby Johnson

    Deaf Smith - army scout

  8. William Hopper

    William Barrett Travis

  9. Dayton Lummis

    Stephen Austin

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-06-08
You are foolish Señor, but not lacking in courage.

The First Texan is directed by Byron Haskin and written by Daniel B. Ullman. It stars Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, Jeff Morrow, Wallace Ford and Rodolfo Hoyos. A Technicolor/CinemaScope production, cinematography is by Wilfrid Cline and music by Roy Webb.

McCrea plays Sam Houston, who after travelling from Tennessee to San Antonio, Texas, starts to shape Texas history in spite of his initial reluctance.

OK! So it's no Sam Houston biography of considerable substance or big bucks production values, I mean how was it ever going to be so...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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