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The Pal from Texas (1939)
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56 min | Western

The Pal from Texas (1939)

Approved

56 min | Western

A virtual remake of, among several others, two Ken Maynard films, "Fightin' Thru, 1930" and "Fargo Express, 1933", and credited Story writer Forest Sheldon and credited Screenplay writer Carl Krusada didn't even nod in the direction of the...See moreA virtual remake of, among several others, two Ken Maynard films, "Fightin' Thru, 1930" and "Fargo Express, 1933", and credited Story writer Forest Sheldon and credited Screenplay writer Carl Krusada didn't even nod in the direction of the original writer, Jack Natteford, other than keeping many of the original character role-names from "Fightin' Thru" such as "Alice Malden", "Queenie", "Ace Brady" and "Fox Tyson." They changed Maynard's character name from "Dan Barton" to "Bob Barton" to fit Bob Steele, and Wallace MacDonald's original "Tennessee Malden" to "Texas Malden" to fit the new title of "The Pal From Texas." The helped along when they didn't have to waste a lot of time thinking up new character names from lifted plots. This time out Bob Barton and his pal, Texas Malden, are reaping rich rewards from a strip of land they've leased to miners working gold claims. Malden's niece, Alice, is coming to keep house for her uncle and, the day she arrives, Malden gets drunk in Ace Brady's saloon but Bob intervenes in time to keep him from being swindled. Later, Malden is killed by Brady's henchman, Fox Tyson, and his partner Bob is framed for the murder and hunted by the sheriff and his posse. Alice also believes that Bob killed her uncle, and she is about to turn over her power-of-attorney to Brady, so he and Fox can collect money due from the miners. The outlawed Bob now has to escape the posse and also prove his own innocence. Written by Les Adams See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Bob Steele Bob Barton Bob Barton See fewer	The Big Sleep (1946)
Claire Rochelle Alice Malden Alice Malden See fewer	Code of the Fearless (1939)
Josef Swickard Texas Malden Texas Malden See fewer	You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Betty Mack Ace's Cohort Ace's Cohort See fewer	Women Won't Tell (1932)
Ted Adams Ace Brady Ace Brady See fewer	The Lion Man (1936)
Carleton Young Fox Fox See fewer	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Jack Perrin Sheriff Sheriff See fewer	The Apache Kid's Escape (1930)
Victor Adamson Man at Funeral (uncredited) Man at Funeral (uncredited) See fewer	The Old Oregon Trail (1928)
Hal Carey Saloon Singer Joe (uncredited) Saloon Singer Joe (uncredited) See fewer	Six-Gun Trail (1938)
Bud McClure Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Flyin' Buckaroo (1928)
Lew Meehan Posse Rider (uncredited) Posse Rider (uncredited) See fewer	The Hunted Men (1930)
Milburn Morante Man in Bar (uncredited) Man in Bar (uncredited) See fewer	Chasing Trouble (1926)
Tex Palmer Man at Funeral (uncredited) Man at Funeral (uncredited) See fewer	The Adventures of Champion (1955)
Bill Patton Man in Bar (uncredited) Man in Bar (uncredited) See fewer	The Last Chance (1926)
Lew Porter Piano Player (uncredited) Piano Player (uncredited) See fewer	Knight of the Plains (1938)
Arthur Thalasso Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited) See fewer	Air Police (1931)
Robert Walker Henchman Joe (uncredited) Henchman Joe (uncredited) See fewer	Pueblo Terror (1931)