After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a carpetbagger intent on destroying him.After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a carpetbagger intent on destroying him.After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a carpetbagger intent on destroying him.
William Roberts
- Singin' Cy
- (as Bill Roberts)
Ernie Adams
- Confederate Soldier
- (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
- Pvt. Collins
- (uncredited)
Ed Brady
- Union Soldier
- (uncredited)
Everett Brown
- Man with Watches
- (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
James P. Burtis
- Swenson
- (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
- Chairman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its earliest documented telecast took place in Phoenix Sunday 22 February 1959 on KVAR (Channel 12), followed by Milwaukee 25 April 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), by Asheville 24 May 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), by Omaha 26 July 1959 on KETV (Channel 7), by both Chicago and Grand Rapids 22 November 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2) and WOOD (Channel 8), by Philadelphia 22 November 1959 on WCAU (Channel 10), by San Francisco 7 December 1959, on KPIX (Channel 5), by Johnstown 1 January 1960 on WJAC (Channel 6), and by Toledo 3 March 1960 on WTOL (Channel 11). It was released on DVD 8 May 2007 as one of of 4 titles in Universal's Classic Western Roundup Volume 2.
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The first western theme
Cute as a button Joan Bennett and cute as a button Randolph Scott make for a lovely early western in the aptly titled The Texans. Set in the Reconstruction era after the Civil War, it once again illustrated how wonderful it would have been if a man with a natural Southern accent had been cast in Gone With the Wind, instead of other actors who couldn't have been bothered to put one on.
This movie deals with carpetbaggers and the terrible way the South was treated after the war. If you don't like that message, rent a different movie that favors the Yankees. Joan and her tough-as-nails grandmother May Robson run an illegal route through the back country so people can bring cattle, whiskey, or other supplies through without getting taxed. Scottie joins the trail, lured in part by the money and in part by her appeal. You'll also see Walter Brennan, Robert Cummings, and Robert Barrat in supporting roles; the latter won a Hot Toasty Rag nomination for his hilarious performance.
With stiff competition in the music department, The Texans won the Rag award for its groundbreaking theme. Before 1938, western movies just used old standard tunes as the background music. Gerald Carbonara wrote a beautiful, heart-tugging theme that was the granddaddy of all the lovely western themes we know today. This movie has been forgotten through the decades, but if you like to see obscure flicks, check out this cute one. You'll definitely have enough eye candy to see you through.
This movie deals with carpetbaggers and the terrible way the South was treated after the war. If you don't like that message, rent a different movie that favors the Yankees. Joan and her tough-as-nails grandmother May Robson run an illegal route through the back country so people can bring cattle, whiskey, or other supplies through without getting taxed. Scottie joins the trail, lured in part by the money and in part by her appeal. You'll also see Walter Brennan, Robert Cummings, and Robert Barrat in supporting roles; the latter won a Hot Toasty Rag nomination for his hilarious performance.
With stiff competition in the music department, The Texans won the Rag award for its groundbreaking theme. Before 1938, western movies just used old standard tunes as the background music. Gerald Carbonara wrote a beautiful, heart-tugging theme that was the granddaddy of all the lovely western themes we know today. This movie has been forgotten through the decades, but if you like to see obscure flicks, check out this cute one. You'll definitely have enough eye candy to see you through.
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- HotToastyRag
- Jul 29, 2021
Details
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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