The Tall Texan (1953)
- Starring:
- Lloyd Bridges, Lee J. Cobb, (more)
- Director(s):
- Elmo Williams
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Tall Texan
Elmo Williams, the veteran Hollywood film editor who gained fame for his work on High Noon, serves as director of the medium-budget western The Tall Texan. Lloyd Bridges plays the title character, a convicted murderer named Ben Trask. While being escorted to prison, Trask talks his captors into prospecting for gold. A rich vein has been found in Indian territory, attracting gold-hunters like flies to honey. Despite warnings from the local tribe, the prospectors refuse to leave. Even when a compromise is reached with the Indians, at least one of the gold-seekers oversteps his bounds. A climactic Indian attack is thus a foregone conclusion, and since none of the white characters is particularly sympathetic, the viewer is hard put not to root for the Indians. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 82 mins
Complete Cast of The Tall Texan
- Lloyd Bridges - Ben Trask
- Marie Windsor - Laura Niblett
- Sid Saylor - Carney
- Lee J. Cobb - Capt. Theodore Bess
- Luther Adler - Josh Tinnen
- George Steele
- Director(s):
- Elmo Williams
- Writer(s):
- Sam Roeca
- Producer(s):
- Robert L. Lippert, Jr.
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- Westerns
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