1952
5.6 (22 votes)
1h 34m
Genres
Western
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Lone Star
The Battle for Texas and the Battle of the Sexes!
Overview
Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story about cattle baron Devereaux Burke, who is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson to dissuade Sam Houston from establishing Texas as a republic. Burke must fight state senator Thomas Craden, in the process winning the heart of Craden's newspaper-editor girlfriend Martha Ronda.
Key Crew
Director: Vincent Sherman
Screenplay: Borden Chase
Story: Howard Estabrook
Producer: Z. Wayne Griffin
Director of Photography: Harold Rosson
Top Cast
Clark Gable
Devereaux Burke
Ava Gardner
Martha Ronda
Broderick Crawford
Thomas Craden
Lionel Barrymore
Andrew Jackson
Beulah Bondi
Minniver Bryan
Ed Begley
Anthony Demmet
James Burke
Luther Kilgore
William Farnum
Tom Crockett
