The Man from Texas (1915)

A cowboy gets a message that his sister's husband has left her and she is in trouble. When he gets there, he finds her dead. He sets out to track down the husband.

Director:

Tom Mix (uncredited)

Writer:

Donald I. Buchanan (titles)

Stars:

Tom Mix, Goldie Colwell, Louella Maxam

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tom Mix	...	Texas
Goldie Colwell	...	Moya Dalton
Louella Maxam	...	Tex's Sister
Ed Brady	...	John Hargrave

Storyline

Learning his sister's husband has deserted her, Texas arrives to find her dead. When he finds him abusing Moya Dalton, Texas kills him in a gunfight. Attracted to Moya, Texas stays on. After foiling a stage robbery he becomes Sheriff. But then Moya is kidnaped.

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Plot Keywords:

sheriff | cowboy | stagecoach robbery | self defense | rustler | 

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Genres:

Short | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1915 a four-reel film was considered a feature and not a short.

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Alternate Versions

Turner Classic Movies showed a version restored by Hypercube L.L.C. NYC and distributed by National Film Museum Incorporated. It had a piano music score composed and performed by Douglas M. Protsik and ran 41 minutes.

User Reviews

Non-unique western

Nothing out of the ordinary here. Tom Mix plays the standard movie cowboy thrust into the standard situations and the film plods through its now well-worn paces in a brisk 46 minutes. It's a thrill to find films like this that still exist, and a disappointment when they turn out to be so ordinary. It's also good to be reminded that cinema's childhood was just as fraught with formulaic stories as it is today.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

None

Release Date:

2 March 1915 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Selig Polyscope Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min (Hypercube restored)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1