Texas Lady (1956)
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22% of users liked it
(49 ratings)
Claudette Colbert makes a long-overdue entree into the Western genre in Texas Lady. Looking at least a decade younger than her 50 years, Ms. Colbert plays Prudence Webb, who arrives in the wide-open town of Fort Ralston, Texas, to assume control of her late father's newspaper. Her first major… More Claudette Colbert makes a long-overdue entree into the Western genre in Texas Lady. Looking at least a decade younger than her 50 years, Ms. Colbert plays Prudence Webb, who arrives in the wide-open town of Fort Ralston, Texas, to assume control of her late father's newspaper. Her first major print crusade is aimed at gambler Chris Mooney (Barry Sullivan), whom Prudence holds responsible for her dad's suicide (Mooney isn't, but it takes our heroine nearly eight reels to find this out). She then takes aim at a couple of crooked cattle barons (Ray Collins and Walter Sande), who'd like nothing better than to put Prudence out of the way for keeps. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tim Whelan
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
- In Theaters
- Nov 23, 1955 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A stagnant western.
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Cast
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Claudette Colbert
as Prudence Webb
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Barry Sullivan
as Chris Mooney
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Ray Collins
as Ralston
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John Litel
as Mead Moore
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James Bell
as Cass Gower
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Horace McMahon
as Stringy Winfield
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Gregory Walcott
as Jess Foley
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Douglas Fowley
as Clay Ballard
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Don Haggerty
as Sheriff Herndon
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Walter Sande
as Sturdy
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Alexander Campbell
as Judge Herzog
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Florenz Ames
as Wilson
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Kathleen Mulqueen
as Nanny Winfield
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Robert Lynn
as Rev. Callander
- Raymond Greenleaf
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Leroy Johnson
as Rancher
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Celia Lovsky
as Mrs. Gantz
- Grandon Rhodes
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Harry Tyler
as Choate
- George Brand
- Bruce Payne