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Cast
Clark Gable | As: Devereaux Burke | |
Ava Gardner | As: Martha Ronda | |
Broderick Crawford | As: Thomas Craden | |
Lionel Barrymore | As: Andrew Jackson | |
Beulah Bondi | As: Minniver Bryan |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | The Battle for Texas and the Battle of the Sexes! |
Certification: | PG |
Cast
Clark Gable |
Devereaux Burke |
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Ava Gardner |
Martha Ronda |
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Broderick Crawford |
Thomas Craden |
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Lionel Barrymore |
Andrew Jackson |
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Beulah Bondi |
Minniver Bryan |
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Ed Begley |
Anthony Demmet |
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James Burke |
Luther Kilgore |
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William Farnum |
Tom Crockett |
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Lowell Gilmore |
Captain Elliott |
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Moroni Olsen |
Sam Houston |
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Russell Simpson |
Maynard Cole |
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William Conrad |
Mizette |
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George Hamilton |
Noah (uncredited) |
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Emmett Lynn |
Josh, Printer |
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Charles Sherlock |
Senator (uncredited) |
Directed By
Vincent Sherman |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Howard Estabrook |
Story |
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Borden Chase |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
Z. Wayne Griffin |
Producer |
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Edited By
Ferris Webster |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
William Tuttle |
Makeup Artist |
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Gile Steele |
Costume Design |
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Sydney Guilaroff |
Hair Designer |
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Sound
David Buttolph |
Original Music Composer |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Harold Rosson |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
Cedric Gibbons |
Art Direction |
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Hans Peters |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
Whitey Hughes |
Stunts |
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