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Star of Texas (1953)
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68 min | Drama, Western

Star of Texas (1953)

Approved

68 min | Drama, Western

Most of the trade reviewers of the time gave this oater high marks for originality, evidently based on the "Dragnet"-style narration, since there was nothing original about the story Dan Ullman slapped his name on as it is just a remake of...See moreMost of the trade reviewers of the time gave this oater high marks for originality, evidently based on the "Dragnet"-style narration, since there was nothing original about the story Dan Ullman slapped his name on as it is just a remake of "Flaming Bullets, PRC, 1945", "Wanted: Dead or Alive, Monogram, 1952" and Monogram, PRC and Republic also had other offerings based on this plot, while Ullman sold it again in 1957 for George Montgomery's "Last of the Badmen." Two bad things happened to the western genre following "High Noon" and TV's "Dragnet"; a majority of the westerns made from that point onward in the 50s and 60s either had a narrative theme song (usually bad and giving away the plot under the opening credits) or an off-screen narrator or, sometimes, both. The plot has a gang of outlaws springing prisoners from jails in 1879 Texas, robbing banks and holding up stagecoaches with the blame being pinned on the escapees, and then knocking them off to collect the ever-increasing reward money. Texas Ranger Ed Ryan comes ridin' along and soon puts an end to the racket and gang headed by Luke Andrews. The viewer has to take the narrator's word for some of how he manages this, and cynics might get the idea that the use of a narrator was just a way of not spending the money to shoot some explanatory scenes. Written by Les Adams See less

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Wayne Morris Texas Ranger Ed Ryan / Robert Larkin Texas Ranger Ed Ryan / Robert Larkin See fewer	Paths of Glory (1957)
Paul Fix Luke Andrews Luke Andrews See fewer	El Dorado (1966)
Frank Ferguson Marshal Bullock Marshal Bullock See fewer	This Gun for Hire (1942)
Rick Vallin William Vance - Texas Ranger William Vance - Texas Ranger See fewer	Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
Jack Larson John Jenkins - Henchlman John Jenkins - Henchlman See fewer	Superman Returns (2006)
James Flavin Capt. Sturdivant - Texas Rangers Capt. Sturdivant - Texas Rangers See fewer	King Kong (1933)
William Fawcett Soapy Soapy See fewer	Batman and Robin (1949)
Robert Bice Al Slade - Henclman Al Slade - Henclman See fewer	Foxfire (1955)
Mickey Simpson Tom Traynor - Henchmaq Tom Traynor - Henchmaq See fewer	Giant (1956)
George D. Wallace Clampett (as George Wallace) Clampett (as George Wallace) See fewer	Minority Report (2002)
John Crawford Stockton - Texas Ranger Stockton - Texas Ranger See fewer	The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Stanley Price Hank Caldwell / James Lawrence Hank Caldwell / James Lawrence See fewer	Scared to Death (1946)
Lyle Talbot Telegraph Operator Telegraph Operator See fewer	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
Ed Cassidy Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Valley of Fear (1947)
Frank Ellis Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Roll Wagons Roll (1940)
Ray Jones Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Flashing Guns (1947)
Pierce Lyden Deputy (uncredited) Deputy (uncredited) See fewer	Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
Merrill McCormick Joseph Brooks (uncredited) Joseph Brooks (uncredited) See fewer	A Son of the Desert (1928)
Jack O'Shea Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited) See fewer	G-Men Never Forget (1948)
Bob Reeves Sheriff (uncredited) Sheriff (uncredited) See fewer	Riding for Life (1925)
George Sowards Stage Driver (uncredited) Stage Driver (uncredited) See fewer	Outlawed (1921)