Men of Texas (1942)

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Country: USA
Genres: History, Western
Release: 1942-07-03
Director: Ray Enright
Writers: Harold Shumate , Richard Brooks
Language: English
Stars: Robert Stack (1919–2003) , Broderick Crawford (I) (1911–1986) , Jackie Cooper , Anne Gwynne , Ralph Bellamy , Jane Darwell (1879–1967) , Leo Carrillo , John Litel (1892–1972) , William Farnum , Janet Beecher
Runtime: 82 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Deep in the Heart of Texas (United States of America) , Männen från Texas (Sweden) , Men of Destiny (United Kingdom) , Men of Texas (United States of America) , Men of Texas , Men of Texas (India) , Falsos patriotas (Mexico) , Falsos Patriotas (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Men of Texas (Canada) , Régime de terreur (France, French Republic)
Plot: Played by Robert Stack, Barry Conovan, a newspaperman, is sent to Texas some years after the death of Sam Houston, with the aim of getting the real skinny on the grand old man. He unearths some facts which make Houston more heroic than had been thought up North before, and then gets involved, and ultimately held hostage by Broderick Crawford's Henry Clay Jackson. Jackson is a Texan rebel, but Conovan discovers that he is no noble freedom-fighter, opting instead for robbing banks to fill his own pockets rather than for the greater glory of Texas.
IMDB:tt0035058