The First Texan

Name: The First Texan
Genre: History, Western, War
Released: 1956-06-29
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 6.65

★ 6,7 /10 (10 Votes)

1956 EN 82 min

Overview

After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any political intrigue. However, when President Jackson personally orders him to lead the fight for Texan independence, he overcomes his reluctance to become involved and leads his compatriots to a string of victories over the Mexican army.

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Release date

29/06/1956

Votes

Popularity

1.3

HE LEFT HIS MARK ACROSS THE WEST'S THOUSAND TOUGHEST MILES

Genres

History Western War

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

82 min

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

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

Frank Puglia

Pepe

James Griffith

Davy Crockett

Nelson Leigh

Col. Hockley

Salvador Baguez

Don Juan Veramendi (uncredited)

Carl Benton Reid

President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)

William Tannen

President Jackson's Aide (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

Priest (uncredited)

No photo

Tom Monroe

Lt. Hargrave (uncredited)

Maurice Jara

Pablo Dominguez (uncredited)

No photo

Chris Willow Bird

Vendor (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Col. James Fannin (uncredited)

Paul Fierro

Lopez (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Delegate (uncredited)

Myron Healey

Capt. Martin (uncredited)

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George Bruggeman

Texan (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard

Texan (uncredited)

No photo

Al Haskell

Texan (uncredited)

No photo

Ted Smile

Texan (uncredited)

No photo

John Roy

Soldier (uncredited)

No photo

Fred Krone

Soldier (uncredited)

No photo

Roydon Clark