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.| Status: | Released (1952-10-24) |
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| Screen: | Borden Chase, Howard Estabrook |
| Productions: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 11492: Clark Gable - Devereaux Burke
- 25787: Ava Gardner - Martha Ronda
- 85895: Broderick Crawford - Thomas Craden
- 17753: Lionel Barrymore - Andrew Jackson
- 17755: Beulah Bondi - Minniver Bryan
- 39816: Ed Begley - Anthony Demmet
- 14453: James Burke - Luther Kilgore
Crews
- 19528: Vincent Sherman - Director - Directing
- 88579: Howard Estabrook - Story - Writing
- 30294: Borden Chase - Screenplay - Writing
- 165545: Whitey Hughes - Stunts - Crew
- 29801: William Tuttle - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 3643: Ferris Webster - Editor - Editing
- 9062: Cedric Gibbons - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
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 a ....
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