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Return of the Texan

  • 19521952
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
145
YOUR RATING
Return of the Texan (1952)
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Western
During the 1950s, after many years in Kansas City, widower Sam Crockett, his 2 children and his grandpa return to their abandoned family farm in Texas and face many difficulties.During the 1950s, after many years in Kansas City, widower Sam Crockett, his 2 children and his grandpa return to their abandoned family farm in Texas and face many difficulties.During the 1950s, after many years in Kansas City, widower Sam Crockett, his 2 children and his grandpa return to their abandoned family farm in Texas and face many difficulties.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
145
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Delmer Daves
  • Writers
    • Fred Gipson(novel "The Home Place")
    • Dudley Nichols
  • Stars
    • Dale Robertson
    • Joanne Dru
    • Walter Brennan
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  • Director
    • Delmer Daves
  • Writers
    • Fred Gipson(novel "The Home Place")
    • Dudley Nichols
  • Stars
    • Dale Robertson
    • Joanne Dru
    • Walter Brennan
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    • 4User reviews
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    Return of the Texan (1952)
    Return of the Texan (1952)
    Walter Brennan, Dennis Ross, and Lonnie Thomas in Return of the Texan (1952)
    Richard Boone, Joanne Dru, and Dale Robertson in Return of the Texan (1952)
    Walter Brennan, Dale Robertson, and Tom Tully in Return of the Texan (1952)
    Return of the Texan (1952)
    Return of the Texan (1952)

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    Dale Robertson
    Dale Robertson
    • Sam Crockettas Sam Crockett
    Joanne Dru
    Joanne Dru
    • Ann Marshallas Ann Marshall
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Grandpa Firth Crockettas Grandpa Firth Crockett
    Richard Boone
    Richard Boone
    • Rod Murrayas Rod Murray
    Tom Tully
    Tom Tully
    • Stud Spilleras Stud Spiller
    Robert Horton
    Robert Horton
    • Dr. Jim Harrisas Dr. Jim Harris
    Helen Westcott
    Helen Westcott
    • Averill Murrayas Averill Murray
    Lonnie Thomas
    • Yo-Yo Crockettas Yo-Yo Crockett
    Dennis Ross
    Dennis Ross
    • Steve Crockettas Steve Crockett
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Red - Foremanas Red - Foreman
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Bacon
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Willis Bouchey
    Willis Bouchey
    • Isham Gilderas Isham Gilder
    • (uncredited)
    Lovyss Bradley
    Lovyss Bradley
    • Theatre Patronas Theatre Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Aileen Carlyle
    • Cordy Spilleras Cordy Spiller
    • (uncredited)
    Linda Green
    • Spiller Girlas Spiller Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Jim Hayward
    • Purdyas Purdy
    • (uncredited)
    Merrill McCormick
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Montgomery
    Jack Montgomery
    • Theatre Patronas Theatre Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Delmer Daves
    • Writers
      • Fred Gipson(novel "The Home Place")
      • Dudley Nichols
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      Don't Fence Me In
      (uncredited)

      Written by Cole Porter

    User reviews4

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    6/10
    Modest example of a dying breed
    It's ironic that this movie -- one of those brisk, efficient products designed to be shown on a double-bill -- features three future stars of TV westerns: Dale Robertson of "Wells Fargo" and "The Iron Horse," Richard Boone of "Have Gun Will Travel," and Robert Horton of "Wagon Train." After all, it's TV series such as these which put an end to movies such as "The Return of the Texan."

    As an example of its soon-to-be-extinct genre, this movie exhibits the expected strengths and weaknesses. On one hand it tells its story in an economical 88 minutes so it avoids needless padding and slow pacing. On the other hand its plot and characters, though pleasant enough, have a bland, predictable quality. And while the use of b&w photography gives the movie a certain nostalgic tone, it also limits the visual appeal of all those Texas vistas.

    Dale Robertson makes an appealing hero, holding back on his usual twinkle-in-the-eye heartiness, and he looks mighty good with his shirt off when he's sweating under the hot sun while putting up a fence. (There's such an innocent quality about early 1950's "beefcake.") Joanne Dru is one of those women who comes off even better in jeans than she does in a wedding dress. Rounding out the cast are veteran actors Walter Brennan and Tom Tully.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 1952 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • En äkta texasgrabb
    • Filming locations
      • Springerville, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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