Texas Terror (1935)

Sheriff John Higgins quits and goes into prospecting after he thinks he has killed his best friend in shooting it out with robbers. He encounters his dead buddy's sister and helps her run ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert N. Bradbury

Writer:

Robert N. Bradbury (story)

Stars:

John Wayne, Lucile Browne, LeRoy Mason

Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Wayne	...	John Higgins
Lucile Browne	...	Bess Mathews (as Lucille Browne)
LeRoy Mason	...	Joe Dickson (as Leroy Mason)
Fern Emmett	...	Aunt Martha Hubbard
George 'Gabby' Hayes	...	Sheriff Ed Williams (as George Hayes)
Jay Wilsey	...	Blackie Martin (as Buffalo Bill Jr.)
John Ince	...	Blacksmith Bob
Henry Roquemore	...	Dance MC (as Henry Roguemore)
Jack Duffy	...	Jake Abernathy

Storyline

Sheriff John Higgins quits and goes into prospecting after he thinks he has killed his best friend in shooting it out with robbers. He encounters his dead buddy's sister and helps her run her ranch. Then she finds out about his past.

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Plot Keywords:

sheriff | ranch | milk | murder | trap | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Abenteuer in Texas

Filming Locations:

Jack Garner Ranch - State Highway 74, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lone Star Productions (I), Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

51 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Balsley and Phillips Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lloyd Ingraham is in studio records/casting call lists playing the role of "Dan Matthews," but that role was played by Frank Ball. Ingraham was not seen in the movie. Buffalo Bill Jr. (Jay Wilsey) is listed playing the role of "Chief Black Eagle," but he played "Blackie Martin" instead. The actor playing "Chief Black Eagle" has not been identified. Yakima Canutt is listed in the cast, but he was a stunt performer and not seen in the movie.

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Connections

Remade as Guilty Trails (1938)

User Reviews

A Better Than Average Wayne Performance

"Texas Terror" is better than a lot of the Wayne Lonestar Productions. In this one, Wayne gets a chance to expand on his usual innocent-tough guy persona. After an incident where his friend gets shot, a distraught Wayne quits his job as sheriff. He falls apart and grows a beard and looks like he's halfway towards turning into a Gabby Hayes, gruff-old- goat character. He then does another nice-turn-around to get back to being the hero. Wayne is less stiff and actually looks interested in the scenes he's in. Its really one of his best early performances.

Besides Wayne getting to play a more multi-dimensional character, there's a great plot twist at the end. It is Wayne's Indian friends who come charging on horseback to the rescue. It is nice to see a 1935 movie where the Indians are truly the good guys and heroes in the tale.

There's an hilarious milking contest in the middle. The losing milker looks exactly like the Pappy Yokum character from Li'l Abner. He was probably the prototype.

Overall, this Wayne Lonestars becomes more interesting as it goes along. This is not something you can say about some others.