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Sam Houston
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The First Texan is a 1956 American CinemaScope and Technicolor western film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr and Jeff Morrow. [2] Produced by Walter Mirisch, it was shot in CinemaScope and distributed by Allied Artists. It is set during the Texas Revolution of the 1830s.
- $1 million
- Walter Mirisch
The First Texan: Directed by Byron Haskin. With Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, Jeff Morrow, Wallace Ford. Eastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas independence.
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- Byron Haskin
- Approved
- Biography, History, Western
The Texas Army is quietly positioned outside Santa Ana's camp and launches their attack at first light. Sam is shot by Cos during the battle, who is then attacked by Sam's soldiers. Although Sam is wounded, he urges his officers to capture Santa Ana alive and deliver him to the new government.
- Ron Haskin
- Joel Mccrea
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The First Texan. Having left his post as governor of Tennessee, Gen. Sam Houston (Joel McCrea) resettles in Mexican territory along the southwest U.S. border. He soon sets his sights on reclaiming ...
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- Dennis Schwartz
- Western
- Ron Haskin
Eastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas independence. After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out ...
The First Texan (1956) Mark Franklin July 7, 2015 1950s. Joel McCrea plays Sam Houston in a film that covers the period from the time he resigns as governor of Tennessee following a scandal involving his divorce to the day he defeats Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. At first, Houston wants no part of the “free Texas” movement.
