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Terror in a Texas Town is a 1958 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis (billed only as "Joseph Lewis") and starring Sterling Hayden, Nedrick Young, and Sebastian Cabot. The script of Terror in a Texas Town was written by Dalton Trumbo.
Terror in a Texas Town: Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. With Sterling Hayden, Sebastian Cabot, Carol Kelly, Eugene Mazzola. A Swedish whaler is out for revenge when he finds out that a greedy oil man murdered his father for their land.
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- Western
- Joseph H. Lewis
- 1958-09-07
Terror in a Texas Town (1958) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The script of Terror in a Texas Town was written by Dalton Trumbo. Due to Trumbo's status on the Hollywood blacklist as one of the Hollywood 10, Ben Perry initially received screenwriting credit, lending his name as a front for Trumbo.
Terror in a Texas Town ★★½ 1958. George Hansen (Hayden) is a Swedish seaman who returns home to discover his farmer father has been gunned down by the greedy Johnny Crale (Young), who's after the land so he can drill for oil. So Hansen's out for revenge.
According to modern sources, Terror in a Texas Town (1958) was made in 10 days for $80,000. By incorporating 10 to 20 scenes into one shot and covering it in various angles and points-of-view, economical director Joseph H. Lewis pulled off the feat with tremendous aplomb.
George Hansen (Sterling Hayden) returns home after years away whaling to find his father murdered and a town where everyone is being forced out by wealthy fat cat Ed McNeil (Sebastian Cabot) and his hired gun Johnny Crale (Nedrick Young).
