Lone Star
movie
The Battle for Texas and the Battle of the Sexes!
Released October 24, 1952
Genres:
Overview
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.
Cast
Clark Gable
as
Devereaux Burke
Ava Gardner
as
Martha Ronda
Broderick Crawford
as
Thomas Craden
Lionel Barrymore
as
Andrew Jackson
Beulah Bondi
as
Minniver Bryan
Ed Begley
as
Anthony Demmet
James Burke
as
Luther Kilgore
William Farnum
as
Tom Crockett
Lowell Gilmore
as
Captain Elliott
Moroni Olsen
as
Sam Houston
Russell Simpson
as
Maynard Cole
William Conrad
as
Mizette
Crew
Vincent Sherman
as
Director
Borden Chase
as
Screenplay
Howard Estabrook
as
Story
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Whitey Hughes
as
Stunts
Cedric Gibbons
as
Art Direction
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Z. Wayne Griffin
as
Producer
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Ferris Webster
as
Editor
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Gile Steele
as
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
as
Hair Designer
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Hans Peters
as
Art Direction
William Tuttle
as
Makeup Artist
Harold Rosson
as
Director of Photography