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The First Texan( 1956)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Joel McCrea

      Sam Houston

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      Felicia Farr

      Katherine Delaney

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      Jeff Morrow

      Jim Bowie

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      Wallace Ford

      Henry Delaney

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      Abraham Sofaer

      Don Carlos - magistrate

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      Jody McCrea

      Lt. Baker

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      Chubby Johnson

      Deaf Smith - army scout

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      William Hopper

      William Barrett Travis

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      Dayton Lummis

      Stephen Austin

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      Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

      Col. Cos (as Rodolfo Hoyos)

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      Roy Roberts

      Col. Sam Sherman

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      David Silva

      General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

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      Frank Puglia

      Pepe

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      James Griffith

      Davy Crockett

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      Nelson Leigh

      Col. Hockley

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      Salvador Baguez

      Don Juan Veramendi (uncredited)

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      Carl Benton Reid

      President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)

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      William Tannen

      President Jackson's Aide (uncredited)

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      Nestor Paiva

      Priest (uncredited)

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      Tom Monroe

      Lt. Hargrave (uncredited)

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      Maurice Jara

      Pablo Dominguez (uncredited)

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      Chris Willow Bird

      Vendor (uncredited)

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      Lane Chandler

      Col. James Fannin (uncredited)

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      Paul Fierro

      Lopez (uncredited)

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      Franklyn Farnum

      Delegate (uncredited)

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      Myron Healey

      Capt. Martin (uncredited)

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      George Bruggeman

      Texan (uncredited)

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      Kermit Maynard

      Texan (uncredited)

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      Al Haskell

      Texan (uncredited)

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      Ted Smile

      Texan (uncredited)

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      John Roy

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Fred Krone

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Roydon Clark

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Art Felix

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Fred Aldrich

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Sol Murgi

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Fred Rapport

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Herman Hack

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Charles Soldani

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Frank McGrath

      Mexican Horseman (uncredited)

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      William Phipps

      Lt. Jack LeBlanc (uncredited)

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      Cosmo Sardo

      Delegate (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Jun 08 2014
    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 w...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • independence
    • biography
    • president
    • lawyer
    • texan
    • mexican army