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1941 film by George Marshall For the 2005 film, see Texas (2005 film).

Texas

Directed by	George Marshall
Screenplay by	Horace McCoy Michael Blankfort Lewis Meltzer
Story by	Michael Blankfort Lewis Meltzer
Produced by	Samuel Bischoff
Starring	William Holden Glenn Ford Claire Trevor
Cinematography	George Meehan
Edited by	William A. Lyon
Music by	Sidney Cutner Ross DiMaggio Carmen Dragon
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	October 9, 1941 (1941-10-09)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Texas is a 1941 American western film directed by George Marshall and starring William Holden, Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor. Texas was an early picture for both Holden (his seventh credited performance) and Ford (his ninth). The film was designed by Columbia Pictures as a follow-up, though not a sequel, to the previous year's Arizona, which also starred Holden.

Plot

Two Confederate veterans, broke and homeless, are making their way to Texas to start fresh. After comedic adventures getting into and out of trouble, just trying to make enough money to get to Texas, they witness a stagecoach robbery and manage to hold up the outlaws and take back the cash. At that point they have a difference of opinion; the "good" one Tod Ramsey (Glenn Ford) wants to give it back, the "bad" one Dan Thomas (William Holden) wants to keep it and keep going. Goodness wins out, and both are off the hook.

Tod takes a job with the biggest local rancher who has a beautiful and friendly daughter, "Mike" King (Claire Trevor). Dan stumbles into a different kind of job—with another rancher who specializes in rustling. They both have heads turned by the lovely lady and the battle of good and evil continues. The key to the action is the need to get the entire town/valley's cattle past all the rustlers up to the railroad at Abilene.

Dan is falsely accused of taking a shot at Tod. As he tries to escape the angry townsfolk, he shoots both the men behind the attempt on Tod's life, but he is shot and killed by the second one, Doc Thorpe, who is also the town's dentist. Tod appears at the door just after Doc Thorpe and Dan have shot each other. Tod closes the door to shield Mike's eyes from the sight of Dan's body. Ultimately, Tod and Mike go back to herding cattle together as they ride side by side while holding hands.

Cast

William Holden as Dan Thomas
Glenn Ford as Tod Ramsey
Claire Trevor as 'Mike' King
George Bancroft as Windy Miller
Edgar Buchanan as Buford "Doc" Thorpe
Don Beddoe as Sheriff
Andrew Tombes as Tennessee
Addison Richards as Matt Lashan
Edmund MacDonald as Comstock,
Joseph Crehan as Rancher Dusty King
Willard Robertson as Rancher Wilson
Pat Moriarity as Rancher Matthews
Edmund Cobb as Rancher Blaire

References

Arnold, Jeremy. "Texas (1941)". TCM.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

Bibliography

Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links

Texas at IMDb
Texas at AllMovie
Texas at the TCM Movie Database
Texas at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

v t e Films directed by George Marshall
The Committee on Credentials (1916) Love's Lariat (1916) A Woman's Eyes (1916) The Devil's Own (1916) The Man from Montana (1917) The Midnight Flyer (1918) The Adventures of Ruth (1919) Ruth of the Rockies (1920) Prairie Trails (1920) After Your Own Heart (1921) The Lady from Longacre (1921) Hands Off! (1921) A Ridin' Romeo (1921) Why Trust Your Husband? (1921) Smiles Are Trumps (1922) Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande (1923) Where is This West? (1923) Men in the Raw (1923) The Back Trail (1924) Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) Their First Mistake (1932) Towed in a Hole (1932) Ever Since Eve (1934) Wild Gold (1934) She Learned About Sailors (1934) 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934) Life Begins at 40 (1935) $10 Raise (1935) Music Is Magic (1935) In Old Kentucky (1935) Show Them No Mercy! (1935) Can This Be Dixie? (1936) A Message to Garcia (1936) The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936) Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937) Love Under Fire (1937) The Goldwyn Follies (1938) Battle of Broadway (1938) You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) Destry Rides Again (1939) The Ghost Breakers (1940) When the Daltons Rode (1940) Pot o' Gold (1941) Texas (1941) Valley of the Sun (1942) The Forest Rangers (1942) Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) Riding High (1943) True to Life (1943) And the Angels Sing (1944) Murder, He Says (1945) Incendiary Blonde (1945) Hold That Blonde (1945) The Blue Dahlia (1946) Monsieur Beaucaire (1946) The Perils of Pauline (1947) Variety Girl (1947) Hazard (1948) Tap Roots (1948) My Friend Irma (1949) Fancy Pants (1950) Never a Dull Moment (1950) A Millionaire for Christy (1951) The Savage (1952) Off Limits (1953) Scared Stiff (1953) Houdini (1953) Money from Home (1953) Red Garters (1954) Duel in the Jungle (1954) Destry (1954) The Second Greatest Sex (1955) Pillars of the Sky (1956) Beyond Mombasa (1956) The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) The Sad Sack (1957) The Sheepman (1958) Imitation General (1958) The Mating Game (1959) It Started with a Kiss (1959) The Gazebo (1959) Cry for Happy (1961) The Happy Thieves (1961) How the West Was Won (1962) Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) Dark Purpose (1964) Advance to the Rear (1964) Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966) Eight on the Lam (1967) The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968) Hook, Line & Sinker (1969)

Films directed by George Marshall

The Committee on Credentials (1916)
Love's Lariat (1916)
A Woman's Eyes (1916)
The Devil's Own (1916)
The Man from Montana (1917)
The Midnight Flyer (1918)
The Adventures of Ruth (1919)
Ruth of the Rockies (1920)
Prairie Trails (1920)
After Your Own Heart (1921)
The Lady from Longacre (1921)
Hands Off! (1921)
A Ridin' Romeo (1921)
Why Trust Your Husband? (1921)
Smiles Are Trumps (1922)
Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande (1923)
Where is This West? (1923)
Men in the Raw (1923)
The Back Trail (1924)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Their First Mistake (1932)
Towed in a Hole (1932)
Ever Since Eve (1934)
Wild Gold (1934)
She Learned About Sailors (1934)
365 Nights in Hollywood (1934)
Life Begins at 40 (1935)
$10 Raise (1935)
Music Is Magic (1935)
In Old Kentucky (1935)
Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
Can This Be Dixie? (1936)
A Message to Garcia (1936)
The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936)
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
Love Under Fire (1937)
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
Battle of Broadway (1938)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
Pot o' Gold (1941)
Texas (1941)
Valley of the Sun (1942)
The Forest Rangers (1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
Riding High (1943)
True to Life (1943)
And the Angels Sing (1944)
Murder, He Says (1945)
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
Hold That Blonde (1945)
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Variety Girl (1947)
Hazard (1948)
Tap Roots (1948)
My Friend Irma (1949)
Fancy Pants (1950)
Never a Dull Moment (1950)
A Millionaire for Christy (1951)
The Savage (1952)
Off Limits (1953)
Scared Stiff (1953)
Houdini (1953)
Money from Home (1953)
Red Garters (1954)
Duel in the Jungle (1954)
Destry (1954)
The Second Greatest Sex (1955)
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
Beyond Mombasa (1956)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
The Sad Sack (1957)
The Sheepman (1958)
Imitation General (1958)
The Mating Game (1959)
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
The Gazebo (1959)
Cry for Happy (1961)
The Happy Thieves (1961)
How the West Was Won (1962)
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
Dark Purpose (1964)
Advance to the Rear (1964)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
Eight on the Lam (1967)
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968)
Hook, Line & Sinker (1969)

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