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The First Texan

  • 1956
  • Approved
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Felicia Farr and Joel McCrea in The First Texan (1956)
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Eastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas i... Read allEastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas independence.Eastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas independence.

  • Director
    • Byron Haskin
  • Writer
    • Daniel B. Ullman
  • Stars
    • Joel McCrea
    • Felicia Farr
    • Jeff Morrow
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    615
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Byron Haskin
    • Writer
      • Daniel B. Ullman
    • Stars
      • Joel McCrea
      • Felicia Farr
      • Jeff Morrow
    • 16User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Joel McCrea
    Joel McCrea
    • Sam Houston
    Felicia Farr
    Felicia Farr
    • Katherine Delaney
    Jeff Morrow
    Jeff Morrow
    • Jim Bowie
    Wallace Ford
    Wallace Ford
    • Henry Delaney
    Abraham Sofaer
    Abraham Sofaer
    • Don Carlos
    Jody McCrea
    Jody McCrea
    • Baker
    Chubby Johnson
    Chubby Johnson
    • Deaf Smith
    William Hopper
    William Hopper
    • William Travis
    Dayton Lummis
    • Stephen Austin
    Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
    Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
    • Col. Cos
    • (as Rodolfo Hoyos)
    Roy Roberts
    Roy Roberts
    • Col. Sam Sherman
    David Silva
    David Silva
    • Gen. Santa Ana
    Frank Puglia
    Frank Puglia
    • Pepe
    James Griffith
    James Griffith
    • Davy Crockett
    Nelson Leigh
    Nelson Leigh
    • Col. Hockley
    Salvador Baguez
    • Don Juan Veramendi
    Richard Alameda
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Manuel Alda
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Byron Haskin
    • Writer
      • Daniel B. Ullman
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    • Trivia
      The San Jacinto battle scene runs 5 minutes. The historic battle lasted 18 minutes.
    • Goofs
      The Battle of San Jacinto was fought on a flat marshy area closely bounded on three sides by water. The movie shows hills (some quite steep) and virtually no presence of water.
    • Quotes

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      Narrator: On the first day of December, in 1832, a man rode up to a muddy stream called the Red River. When he crossed this river, he was in Texas. He was a man in search of a new life, because his previous one had left him desolated and sick at heart. He was a man of size and strength and he had history in his hands. His name was Sam Houston.

    • Connections
      Features Wichita (1955)
    • Soundtracks
      The First Texan
      Lyrics by McElbert Moore
      Music by Roy Webb

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    6/10

    Decent Texan Tale - The First Texan

    The First Texan is about Sam Houston and his journey from the Governor's Office to the battlefield of Texas to defeat Santa Anna after the loss of the Alamo. Joel Mcrea is featured as Houston and Vic Morrow has a bit part as Jim Bowie. Not the greatest saga ever made, but watchable.
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    • Release date
      • June 29, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Napad u zoru
    • Filming locations
      • Janss Conejo Ranch, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Walter Mirisch Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,000,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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