The Texans

Aug 12, 1938

1h 32m

★ 5.6

Paramount's Mighty Romantic Drama of the Great Southwest

Overview

After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a carpetbagger intent on destroying him.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Kirk Jordan

Randolph Scott

Ivy Preston

Joan Bennett

Granna

May Robson

Chuckawalla

Walter Brennan

Alan Sanford

Robert Cummings

Cal Tuttle

Raymond Hatton

Isaiah Middlebrack

Robert Barrat

Lt. David Nichols

Harvey Stephens

Uncle Dud

Francis Ford

Singin' Cy

Bill Roberts

Man with Watches

Everett Brown

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