The Texican (1966)

Wanted north of the border, Jess Carlin resides safely in Mexico. Then he hears his brother was killed in a gunfight with another man. Knowning his brother never carried a gun he heads ... See full summary »

Director:

Lesley Selander

Writers:

John C. Champion (original story), John C. Champion (screenplay),

Stars:

Audie Murphy, Broderick Crawford, Diana Lorys

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Audie Murphy	...	Jess Carlin
Broderick Crawford	...	Luke Starr
Diana Lorys	...	Kit O'Neal
Luz Márquez	...	Sandy Adams (as Luz Marquez)
Antonio Casas	...	Frank Brady
Antonio Molino Rojo	...	Harv (as Antonio Molino)
Aldo Sambrell	...	Gil Rio
Juan Antonio Peral	...	Eb (as John Peral)
Helga Genth	...	Mrs. Maria Banta
George Rigaud	...	Mitch
Luis Induni	...	U.S. Marshal Dick
Marta May	...	Elena
Víctor Vilanova	...	Roy Carlin - Clarion Publisher
Carlos Hurtado	...	Tobe Banta
Víctor Israel	...	Wilkins the Station Master

Storyline

Wanted north of the border, Jess Carlin resides safely in Mexico. Then he hears his brother was killed in a gunfight with another man. Knowning his brother never carried a gun he heads north to find his brother's killer. After battling bounty hunters he arrives in Rimrock, a town controlled by Luke Starr. Starr is the man he wants but he unable to find any evidence until he is given an item found by his brother's body.

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Plot Keywords:

gunfight | bounty hunter | mexico | western hero | colt 45 | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA Spain

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Mann aus Texas

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 18,847,807 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas, M.C.R. Productions I.N.C.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Average Shot Length (ASL) = 7 seconds

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Goofs

At the end of the movie Broderick Crawford's character is shot and falls from a balcony. The stuntman who does the fall is obviously and easily one hundred pounds lighter and much thinner than Crawford.

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Connections

Featured in Biography: Audie Murphy: Great American Hero (1996)

User Reviews

A pretty good low-budget Western

You can tell by the actors (minus Audie Murphy and Broderick Crawford) and the pretty fake gunshot sound effects that this movie is a low-budget production, but in fact, it's quite an enjoyable movie. A rather decent plot (back in 1966, which this film was made, almost all Westerns, even the big-sellers, had simple plots), somewhat believable dubbing for those who spoke Spanish, and a few very enjoyable gunfights. I can't really say which is my favorite part, since, in my opinion, none of the scenes were dull. I just simply like this Western. I haven't seen a whole lot of Audie Murphy Westerns, but enough to say that this is my favorite out of all of them.