Lone Star poster

Lone Star( 1952)

TV-MAWestern
56%
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The Battle for Texas and the Battle of the Sexes!

Overview

Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story about cattle baron Devereaux Burke, who is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson to dissuade Sam Houston from establishing Texas as a republic. Burke must fight state senator Thomas Craden, in the process winning the heart of Craden's newspaper-editor girlfriend Martha Ronda.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Clark Gable

      Devereaux Burke

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      Ava Gardner

      Martha Ronda

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      Broderick Crawford

      Thomas Craden

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      Lionel Barrymore

      Andrew Jackson

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      Beulah Bondi

      Minniver Bryan

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      Ed Begley

      Anthony Demmet

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      James Burke

      Luther Kilgore

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      William Farnum

      Tom Crockett

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      Lowell Gilmore

      Captain Elliott

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      Moroni Olsen

      Sam Houston

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      Russell Simpson

      Maynard Cole

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      William Conrad

      Mizette

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      George Hamilton

      Noah (uncredited)

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      Emmett Lynn

      Josh, Printer

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      Charles Sherlock

      Senator (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Jul 29 2018
    I'm frightened. For the first time in my life, I am frightened for the future of the United States. 1845 Texas, Independent, survived Alamo, Goliad and San Jacinto ... But Annexation? Quite often the joy in being a fan of genre film making, in this case Westerns/Southerns et al, is that a pic can coerce you into reading up on real instances. Thus making this particular picture a requisite requirement for literature delving. Directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Borden Chase (who would supposedly be irked by the depiction of his writing) and Howard Estabrook, Lone Star comes off a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • texas
    • senator
    • shootout
    • texan
    • statehood