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Lone Star

Lone Star

The Battle for Texas and the Battle of the Sexes!

Genres

Western

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

24 October 1952

Country

United States of America

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)

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