The Tall Texan (1953)
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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… More 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
- Directed By
- Elmo Williams
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 13, 1953 Wide
- Studio
- VCI
Critic Reviews
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David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
[It's] a thrilling oater whose intelligence trumps its budget.
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Cast
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Lloyd Bridges
as Ben Trask
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Lee J Cobb
as Capt. Theodore Bess
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Marie Windsor
as Laura Niblett
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Luther Adler
as Josh Tinnen
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Sid Saylor
as Carney
- George Steele
- Dean Train
- Samuel Herrick
- Syd Saylor
