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Texas
Texas
Directed by	George Marshall
Screenplay by	Horace McCoy; Michael Blankfort; Lewis Meltzer
Story by	Michael Blankfort; Lewis Meltzer
Produced by	Samuel Bischoff
Starring	William Holden; Glenn Ford; Claire Trevor
Cinematography	George Meehan
Edited by	William A. Lyon
Music by	Sidney Cutner; Ross DiMaggio; Carmen Dragon
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	October 9, 1941;
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Texas is a 1941 American western film directed by George Marshall and starring William Holden, Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor. Texas was an early picture for both Holden (his seventh credited performance) and Ford (his ninth).^[1] The film was designed by Columbia Pictures as a follow-up, though not a sequel, to the previous year's Arizona, which also starred Holden.

Plot

Two Confederate veterans, broke and homeless, are making their way to Texas to start fresh. After comedic adventures getting into and out of trouble, just trying to make enough money to get to Texas, they witness a stagecoach robbery and manage to hold up the outlaws and take back the cash. At that point they have a difference of opinion; the "good" one Tod Ramsey (Glenn Ford) wants to give it back, the "bad" one Dan Thomas (William Holden) wants to keep it and keep going. Goodness wins out, and both are off the hook.

Tod takes a job with the biggest local rancher who has a beautiful and friendly daughter, "Mike" King (Claire Trevor). Dan stumbles into a different kind of job—with another rancher who specializes in rustling. They both have heads turned by the lovely lady and the battle of good and evil continues. The key to the action is the need to get the entire town/valley's cattle past all the rustlers up to the railroad at Abilene.

Dan is falsely accused of taking a shot at Tod. As he tries to escape the angry townsfolk, he shoots both the men behind the attempt on Tod's life, but he is shot and killed by the second one, Doc Thorpe, who is also the town's dentist. Tod appears at the door just after Doc Thorpe and Dan have shot each other. Tod closes the door to shield Mike's eyes from the sight of Dan's body. Ultimately, Tod and Mike go back to herding cattle together as they ride side by side while holding hands.

Cast

William Holden as Dan Thomas
Glenn Ford as Tod Ramsey
Claire Trevor as 'Mike' King
George Bancroft as Windy Miller
Edgar Buchanan as Buford "Doc" Thorpe
Don Beddoe as Sheriff
Andrew Tombes as Tennessee
Addison Richards as Matt Lashan
Edmund MacDonald as Comstock,
Joseph Crehan as Rancher Dusty King
Willard Robertson as Rancher Wilson
Pat Moriarity as Rancher Matthews
Edmund Cobb as Rancher Blaire

References

^ Arnold, Jeremy. "Texas (1941)". TCM.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

Bibliography

Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links

Texas at IMDb
Texas at AllMovie
Texas at the TCM Movie Database
Texas at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] Arnold, Jeremy. "Texas (1941)". TCM.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

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 {{Infobox film
 | name           = Texas
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+| image          =File:Texas (1941 film).jpg
 | caption        =
 | director       = [[George Marshall (director)|George Marshall]]
 | producer       = [[Samuel Bischoff]]
-| writer         = [[Michael Blankfort]]<br>[[Lewis Meltzer]]
+| screenplay     = [[Horace McCoy]]<br>[[Michael Blankfort]]<br>[[Lewis Meltzer]]
-| screenplay     = [[Horace McCoy]]
+| story          = [[Michael Blankfort]]<br>[[Lewis Meltzer]]
-| starring       = [[Glenn Ford]]<br>[[William Holden]]
+| starring       = [[William Holden]]<br>[[Glenn Ford]]<br>[[Claire Trevor]]
 | music          = Sidney Cutner<br>Ross DiMaggio<br>[[Carmen Dragon]]
-| cinematography = George Meehan
+| cinematography = [[George Meehan]]
 | editing        = [[William A. Lyon]]
-| distributor    = [[Columbia Pictures Corporation]]
+| color_process  = [[Black and white]]
+| studio         = [[Columbia Pictures]]
+| distributor    = Columbia Pictures
 | released       = {{Film date|1941|10|9}}
 | runtime        = 94 minutes
 | country        = United States
-| language       = [[English language|English]]
+| language       = English
 }}
-'''''Texas''''' is a 1941 [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[George Marshall (director)|George Marshall]] and starring [[Glenn Ford]] and [[William Holden]]. ''Texas'' was an early picture for both William Holden (his seventh credited performance) and Glenn Ford (his ninth).<ref>http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3811/Texas/articles.html</ref>
+'''''Texas''''' is a 1941 American [[Western (genre)|western film]] directed by [[George Marshall (director)|George Marshall]] and starring [[William Holden]], [[Glenn Ford]] and [[Claire Trevor]]. ''Texas'' was an early picture for both Holden (his seventh credited performance) and Ford (his ninth).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arnold |first1=Jeremy |title=Texas (1941) |url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3811/Texas/articles.html |website=TCM.com |access-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127065320/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3811/Texas/articles.html |archive-date=January 27, 2015}}</ref> The film was designed by [[Columbia Pictures]] as a follow-up, though not a sequel, to the previous year's ''[[Arizona (1940 film)|Arizona]]'', which also starred Holden.
 ==Plot==
-Two Confederate veterans broke and homeless are making their way to Texas to start fresh. After comedic adventures getting into and out of trouble just trying to make enough move to get to Texas, they witness a stagecoach robbery and manage to hold up the outlaws and take back the cash. At that point they have a difference of opinion; the 'good' one Todd Ramsey ([[Glenn Ford]]) wants to give it back, the 'bad' one Dan Thomas ([[William Holden]] as a fresh 1941 face) wants to keep it and keep going...but goodness wins out, and both are off the hook. The honest one takes a job with the biggest local rancher (who of course has a beautiful and friendly daughter) and the 'bad one stumbles into a different kind of job—with another rancher who specializes in rustling. They both have heads turned by the lovely lady and the battle of good and evil continues in often comedic circumstances...although a showdown looms. The key to the action is the need to get the entire town/valley's cattle past all the rustlers up to the railroad at Abilene. Many twists and turns in this complicated, comedic and top-notch Western with blockbuster ending that cuts back to core of all good westerns...good men tested by difficult circumstances.
+Two [[Confederate States Army|Confederate veterans]], broke and homeless, are making their way to [[Texas]] to start fresh. After comedic adventures getting into and out of trouble, just trying to make enough money to get to Texas, they witness a stagecoach robbery and manage to hold up the outlaws and take back the cash. At that point they have a difference of opinion; the "good" one Tod Ramsey ([[Glenn Ford]]) wants to give it back, the "bad" one Dan Thomas ([[William Holden]]) wants to keep it and keep going. Goodness wins out, and both are off the hook.
+Tod takes a job with the biggest local rancher who has a beautiful and friendly daughter, "Mike" King ([[Claire Trevor]]). Dan stumbles into a different kind of job—with another rancher who specializes in rustling. They both have heads turned by the lovely lady and the battle of good and evil continues. The key to the action is the need to get the entire town/valley's cattle past all the rustlers up to the railroad at Abilene.
+Dan is falsely accused of taking a shot at Tod. As he tries to escape the angry townsfolk, he shoots both the men behind the attempt on Tod's life, but he is shot and killed by the second one, Doc Thorpe, who is also the town's dentist. Tod appears at the door just after Doc Thorpe and Dan have shot each other. Tod closes the door to shield Mike's eyes from the sight of Dan's body. Ultimately, Tod and Mike go back to herding cattle together as they ride side by side while holding hands.
 ==Cast==
+* [[William Holden]] as Dan Thomas
 * [[Glenn Ford]] as Tod Ramsey
-* [[William Holden]] as  Dan Thomas
 * [[Claire Trevor]] as 'Mike' King
-* [[George Bancroft (actor)]] as Windy Miller
+* [[George Bancroft (actor)|George Bancroft]] as Windy Miller
 * [[Edgar Buchanan]] as Buford "Doc" Thorpe
 * [[Don Beddoe]] as Sheriff
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 * [[Joseph Crehan]] as Rancher Dusty King
 * [[Willard Robertson]] as Rancher Wilson
-* [[Pat Moriarity]] as Rancher Matthews
+* Pat Moriarity as Rancher Matthews
 * [[Edmund Cobb]] as Rancher Blaire
-== References ==
+==See also==
+* [[List of American films of 1941]]
+==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-* William Holden: A Biography by Michelangelo Capua
+==Bibliography==
-* The films of the forties Escrito por Tony Thomas
+* Fetrow, Alan G. ''Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1994.
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 [[Category:Films directed by George Marshall]]
+[[Category:Films produced by Samuel Bischoff]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Carmen Dragon]]
 [[Category:Films set in Texas]]
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