Return of the Texan
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| Directed by | Delmer Daves |
| Screenplay by | Dudley Nichols |
| Based on | Fred Gipson (Based on a Novel by) |
| Produced by | Frank P. Rosenberg |
| Starring | Dale Robertson Joanne Dru Walter Brennan |
| Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
| Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Music by | Sol Kaplan |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | 20th Century-Fox |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Return of the Texan is a 1952 American Western film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Dale Robertson, Joanne Dru and Walter Brennan.[1]
Plot
After his wife dies, Sam Crockett honors her last wish by moving back to their native Texas with their two sons and Grandpa Firth. They have a farm there that is in serious disrepair.
Neighbor and old acquaintance Rod Murray has become owner of a large ranch by marrying Averill Marshall. He hates poachers and resents Grandpa hunting deer on his land. He also is unhappy that Averill's sister Ann, engaged to a doctor, is developing a romantic interest in Sam.
Sam needs money and does some fencing work for Rod, who is slow to pay him, leading to a fight. Grandpa suffers a stroke and Ann helps nurse him back to health. She knows that Sam still loves his late wife, but persuades him that they can begin a life of their own.
Cast
- Dale Robertson as Sam Crockett
- Joanne Dru as Ann Marshall
- Walter Brennan as Grandpa Firth Crockett
- Richard Boone as Rod Murray
- Tom Tully as Stud Spiller
- Robert Horton as Dr. Jim Harris
- Helen Westcott as Averill Murray
- Lonnie Thomas as Yo-Yo Crockett
- Dennis Ross as Steve Crockett
- Willis Bouchey as Isham Gilder