Cattle Town (1952)

Following the Civil War, the state of Texas, needing money, sells land to a syndicate of northerners headed by Judd Hastings (Ray Teal). When Hastings demands the land, and the squatters ... See full summary »

Director:

Noel M. Smith

Writer:

Thomas W. Blackburn

Stars:

Dennis Morgan, Philip Carey, Rita Moreno

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dennis Morgan	...	Mike McGann
Philip Carey	...	Ben Curran
Rita Moreno	...	Queli
Paul Picerni	...	Pepe
Amanda Blake	...	Marian Hastings
George O'Hanlon	...	Shiloh
Ray Teal	...	Judd Hastings
Jay Novello	...	Felipe Rojas
Robert J. Wilke	...	Keeno (as Bob Wilke)
Sheb Wooley	...	Miller
Charles Meredith	...	Texas Governor
Merv Griffin	...	Joe - Governor's Secretary
Guy Teague	...	Easy (as A. Guy Teague)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan	...	Bayo
Jack Kenny	...	Storekeeper

Storyline

Following the Civil War, the state of Texas, needing money, sells land to a syndicate of northerners headed by Judd Hastings (Ray Teal). When Hastings demands the land, and the squatters refuses to vacate, the governor sends Mike McGann (Dennis Morgan) to settle the issues. Eventually, McGann gets the ranchers to move on to other areas with their cattle, which Hastings also covets. McGann also falls in love with Hastings' daughter, Marian (Amanda Blake).

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Plot Keywords:

texas | rancher | civil war | governor | cattle | 

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Taglines:

THE KILL-MAD WAR FOR THE WEST'S GRAZING COUNTRY! (original print ad-all caps)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cowboykaupunki

Filming Locations:

Janss Conejo Ranch, Thousand Oaks, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"The Cowboy"
(uncredited)
Sung by Dennis Morgan

User Reviews

Amiable western is Morgans Warner swansong

I despair of seeing many rare vintage films on TCM UK.So i was very surprised to find this entertaining western in a midweek afternoon schedule.Dennis Morgan here becomes the standard singing cowboy.He must have known that the writing was on the wall when Warner's cast him in this film.However that was probably more to do with their desire to cut down their list of contracted actors.Morgan is supported in the comic sidekick role by George O 'Hanlon,of the Joe McDoakes series.There is a lot of action in a routine plot and Dennis takes every opportunity to sing a song.Its no classic but it is well worth a view if TCM ever show it again.