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Lone Star 1952 Directed by Vincent Sherman

The Battle for Texas and the Battle of the Sexes!

Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story about cattle baron Devereaux Burke, who is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson to dissuade Sam Houston from establishing Texas as a republic. Burke must fight state senator Thomas Craden, in the process winning the heart of Craden's newspaper-editor girlfriend Martha Ronda.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Western
Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date 24 October 1952
94 mins
Cast
Clark Gable
Clark Gable Devereaux Burke
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner Martha Ronda
Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford Thomas Craden
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore Andrew Jackson
Beulah Bondi
Beulah Bondi Minniver Bryan
Ed Begley
Ed Begley Anthony Demmet
James Burke
James Burke Luther Kilgore
William Farnum
William Farnum Tom Crockett
Lowell Gilmore
Lowell Gilmore Captain Elliott
Moroni Olsen
Moroni Olsen Sam Houston
Russell Simpson
Russell Simpson Maynard Cole
William Conrad
William Conrad Mizette
George Hamilton
George Hamilton Noah (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
Emmett Lynn Josh, Printer
Charles Sherlock
Charles Sherlock Senator (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Vincent Sherman
Vincent Sherman
Writer
Borden Chase
Borden Chase
Producer
Z. Wayne Griffin
Z. Wayne Griffin
Cinematography
Harold Rosson
Harold Rosson
Composer
David Buttolph
David Buttolph
Editor
Ferris Webster
Ferris Webster
Story
Howard Estabrook
Howard Estabrook
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Hans Peters
Hans Peters
Costume Design
Gile Steele
Gile Steele
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle
William Tuttle
Hairstylist
Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilaroff
Stunts
Whitey Hughes
Whitey Hughes