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The Tall Texan (1953)A group of travelers in the Southwest band together to search for gold on Indian burial grounds. Convict Ben Trask attempts to maintain order within the group as they are faced with greed and danger. Director:Elmo Williams |
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Title: The Tall Texan (1953)
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Cast
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Capt. Theodore Bess
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| Marie Windsor | ... |
Laura Thompson
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Luther Adler | ... |
Joshua 'Josh' Tinnen
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Syd Saylor | ... |
Carney
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Samuel Herrick | ... |
Sheriff Chadborune
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George Steele | ... |
Jaqui
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Dean Train | ... |
Jerome 'Jerry' Niblett
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A quintet of travelers journey in a wagon through Comanche county includes a tinhorn and his woman, a sheriff escorting an accused murderer, and a sea captain with a checkered past. After a renegade Indian tells them about a virgin gold field as thanks for saving his life, the group becomes fixated on the gold as greed becomes their prime motivation. Written by duke1029@aol.com
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WHERE THERE'S GOLD AND A WOMAN...YOU'LL FIND THE TALL TEXAN (original print ad - all caps) See more »Genres:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
13 February 1953 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der lange Texaner See more »Box Office
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$102,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Laura Thompson: No.
Capt. Theodore Bess: Well, I do now... with reservations.
Laura Thompson: Such as?
Capt. Theodore Bess: O, no excuses for discoverin' you're a real woman... my kind... never met one before.
Laura Thompson: Next I'll remind you of your mother.
Capt. Theodore Bess: You couldn't. I was raised in a foundling home.
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(uncredited)
18th Century Anglo-American folk song
[hummed by Luther Adler]
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Local citizens were used instead of a professional crew, but when word got back to Hollywood, a flood of unionist arrived and the locals were fired. See more »Goofs
There is a violation of the 180 degree rule during the card game scene. See more »Quotes
Capt. Theodore Bess: Whatever I do I never apologize for it, do you?Laura Thompson: No.
Capt. Theodore Bess: Well, I do now... with reservations.
Laura Thompson: Such as?
Capt. Theodore Bess: O, no excuses for discoverin' you're a real woman... my kind... never met one before.
Laura Thompson: Next I'll remind you of your mother.
Capt. Theodore Bess: You couldn't. I was raised in a foundling home.
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Soundtracks
"Yankee Doodle"(uncredited)
18th Century Anglo-American folk song
[hummed by Luther Adler]
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Fresh off his success as award winning editor on "High Noon", Elmo Williams takes the Directors chair here for the first time. Often compared to Ford's "Stagecoach" this character study of lust and greed is more reminiscent of "Treasure of Sierra Madre." Bridges is superb as the tight lipped convict, Trask(the Tall Texan), however the real acting kudos go to Adler and Cobb as sniveling peddler and sadistic sea captain, respectively. The picture slowly builds to an action packed climax and a deliberately inconclusive ending. This is perhaps the finest picture from Lippert Inc.