Terror in a Texas Town poster

Terror in a Texas Town( 1958)

TV-MAWestern
67%
User
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When the Texas Plains Ran With Blood and Black Gold!

Overview

Armed with a harpoon, a Swedish whaler is out for revenge after the death of his father. A greedy oil man trying to buy up the Swede's land might be the guilty party.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sterling Hayden

      George Hansen

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      Sebastian Cabot

      Ed McNeil

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      Carol Kelly

      Molly

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      Eugene Mazzola

      Pepe Mirada

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      Nedrick Young

      Johnny Crale

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      Victor Millan

      Jose Mirada

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      Frank Ferguson

      Deacon Matt Holmes

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      Marilee Earle

      Mona Stacey

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      Byron Foulger

      The Minister

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      Ted Stanhope

      Sven Hansen

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      Steve Mitchell

      Keeno

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      Fred Kohler Jr.

      Weed

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      Gil Lamb

      Barnaby

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      Tyler McVey

      Sheriff Stoner

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      Hank Patterson

      Brady

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      Ann Varela

      Rosa Mirada

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      Sheb Wooley

      Baxter

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Apr 07 2015
    The Whaler and the Western. Joseph H. Lewis was something of a B movie king, with his best directorial efforts coming via Westerns and film noir. After this Sterling Hayden starrer he signed off from Hollywood for good, as a legacy it's difficult to say if it's a fitting point of reference to Lewis and his talents, or entirely apt for his career? It's an often quirky, even bizarre, picture that manages through its surreal like tendencies to detract from its formulaic Western plot. Set in Prairie City, Texas, the tale revolves around George Hanson (Hayden), a Swedish whaler who after 19 y...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • b movie
    • moral courage
    • whaler