"Texas" is about the trials and tribulations of two post civil war rebel drifters, Dan Thomas (William Holden) and Tod Ramsay (Glenn Ford). We first meet them when they are brought before a union sympathizer judge in Abeline (Raymond Hatton) for stealing a pig. Entrepreneur Windy Miller (George Bancroft) unexpectedly pays the boy's fines.
After getting into a prize fight, the boys ride on to Texas where they witness a stagecoach holdup after which they rob the robbers. The sheriff (Don Beddoe) and his posse catch Tod with the loot and are about to hang him when Dan rides to his rescue. The two pals flee and are pursed by the posse forcing them to go separate ways.
Todd lands at the King Ranch where rancher Dusty King (Joseph Crehan) is attempting to rally the local ranchers to mount a cattle drive to Abilene. Dan meets King's daughter "Mike" (Claire Trevor) on the range by commandeering her wagon. Later he goes to town is befriended by local dentist Doc Thorpe (Edgar Buchanan) who gets him a job with Matt Lashem (Addison Richards). It turns out that Lashem's ranch is a haven for the stagecoach robbers. Dan decides to throw in with them.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch King is murdered and Tod takes over the running of the ranch. Dan and Tod re-unite at a social function and Dan decides he is going to marry "Mike" in spite of Tod's affection for her.
Anyway, Tod organizes a cattle drive and we learn that Doc Thorpe, Lashem and Windy Miller are in a conspiracy to stop them and rustle the cattle for themselves. Dan meanwhile sets out to stop the drive and....................................................
Holden and Ford were just starting out and were in their 20s at the time. Claire Trevor on the other hand, was in her early 30s and seemed a little too old for the boys. Edgar Buchanan's character moved between humor and nastiness to a point where the humor part was not effective. The prize fight sequence was over done and not really necessary. Was I missing something or did Ford's character's rise to the top happen when I wasn't looking?
Others in the cast included Andrew Tombes as Tennessee for comedy relief as a rustler and Edmund MacDonald and Carleton Young as other members of the gang. Edmund Cobb is one of the ranchers.
Except for the ill attempts at humor, I thought Holden and Ford played well together. They would appear together again seven years later in "the Man From Colorado".
After getting into a prize fight, the boys ride on to Texas where they witness a stagecoach holdup after which they rob the robbers. The sheriff (Don Beddoe) and his posse catch Tod with the loot and are about to hang him when Dan rides to his rescue. The two pals flee and are pursed by the posse forcing them to go separate ways.
Todd lands at the King Ranch where rancher Dusty King (Joseph Crehan) is attempting to rally the local ranchers to mount a cattle drive to Abilene. Dan meets King's daughter "Mike" (Claire Trevor) on the range by commandeering her wagon. Later he goes to town is befriended by local dentist Doc Thorpe (Edgar Buchanan) who gets him a job with Matt Lashem (Addison Richards). It turns out that Lashem's ranch is a haven for the stagecoach robbers. Dan decides to throw in with them.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch King is murdered and Tod takes over the running of the ranch. Dan and Tod re-unite at a social function and Dan decides he is going to marry "Mike" in spite of Tod's affection for her.
Anyway, Tod organizes a cattle drive and we learn that Doc Thorpe, Lashem and Windy Miller are in a conspiracy to stop them and rustle the cattle for themselves. Dan meanwhile sets out to stop the drive and....................................................
Holden and Ford were just starting out and were in their 20s at the time. Claire Trevor on the other hand, was in her early 30s and seemed a little too old for the boys. Edgar Buchanan's character moved between humor and nastiness to a point where the humor part was not effective. The prize fight sequence was over done and not really necessary. Was I missing something or did Ford's character's rise to the top happen when I wasn't looking?
Others in the cast included Andrew Tombes as Tennessee for comedy relief as a rustler and Edmund MacDonald and Carleton Young as other members of the gang. Edmund Cobb is one of the ranchers.
Except for the ill attempts at humor, I thought Holden and Ford played well together. They would appear together again seven years later in "the Man From Colorado".