The Texans
The Texans is a 1938 American Western film directed by James P. Hogan and starring by Joan Bennett, Randolph Scott. The screenplay was written by Bertram Millhauser, Paul Sloane and William Wister Haines and is based on the novel North of 36 by Emerson Hough.
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| Directed by | James P. Hogan |
| Produced by | Lucien Hubbard |
| Screenplay by | Bertram Millhauser Paul Sloane William Wister Haines |
| Based on | North of 36 by Emerson Hough |
| Starring | Joan Bennett Randolph Scott |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Edited by | LeRoy Stone |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Most of the exterior scenes were filmed about 30 miles (48 km) east of Cotulla, Texas, on the 35,000-acre (140 km2) La Mota Ranch. Other scenes were filmed near Laredo, Texas. 2500 Texas Longhorns were used for the herd. Interior scenes were recorded at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. The Texans premiered at San Antonio's Majestic Theater on July 16, 1938.[1]
Synopsis
After the Civil War, a Texas ranch owner (Bennett) is trying to move her cattle to market in Kansas to sell them. A Confederate veteran (Scott) becomes involved with her and learns she wants to use the money to help the South continue fighting. She is harassed on the cattle drive by corrupt Union Army officers and carpetbaggers.
Principal cast
- Joan Bennett as Ivy Preston
- Randolph Scott as Kirk Jordan
- May Robson as Granna
- Walter Brennan as Chuckawalla
- Robert Cummings as Alan Sanford
- Robert Barrat as Isaiah Middlebrack
- Raymond Hatton as Cal Tuttle
- Francis Ford as Uncle Dud
- Harvey Stephens as Lt. David Nichols
- Irving Bacon as Pvt. Collins
See also
- North of 36 (1924)
- The Conquering Horde (1931)
References
- Thompson, Frank. Texas Hollywood: Filmmaking in San Antonio Since 1910. San Antonio: Maverick Publishing Company, 2002. pp 39.