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Director:
Writers:
Daniel B. Ullman (story)
Daniel B. Ullman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
29 June 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A GIANT OF A MAN...IN A GIANT OF A LAND! Tall in the saddle, restless of heart...he ranged across a violent land, forging an era with cold steel! more
Plot:
After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle... more | add synopsis
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Gang of malcontents plot the overthrow of a nation more (4 total)

Cast

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Joel McCrea ... Sam Houston
Felicia Farr ... Katherine Delaney
Jeff Morrow ... Jim Bowie
Wallace Ford ... Henry Delaney
Abraham Sofaer ... Don Carlos - magistrate
Jody McCrea ... Lt. Baker
Chubby Johnson ... Deaf Smith - army scout
William Hopper ... William Barrett Travis
Dayton Lummis ... Stephen Austin
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. ... Col. Cos (as Rodolfo Hoyos)
Roy Roberts ... Col. Sam Sherman
David Silva ... Santa Ana
Frank Puglia ... Pepe (San Antonio Hotel owner)
James Griffith ... Davy Crockett

Nelson Leigh ... Col. Hockley
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Additional Details

Runtime:
82 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Narrator: On the first day of December, in 1832, a man rode up to a muddy stream called the Red River. When he crossed this river, he was in Texas. He was a man in search of a new life, because his previous one had left him desolated and sick at heart. He was a man of size and strength and he had history in his hands. His name was Sam Houston.
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Gang of malcontents plot the overthrow of a nation, 29 February 2000
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Author: helpless_dancer from Broken Bow, Oklahoma

A small group of men plan a coup on the government of Mexico and spoil for a good fight. They enlist a former politico as their unwilling leader and he proves to be a fine commander. The renegades suffer several setbacks before finally meeting the enemy at the crucial engagement of the insurrection. A too slow, unrealistic look at Texas independence.

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