''Tex Takes a Holiday'' is a 1932 American

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Western film The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...

directed by Alan James and starring

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and

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.Pitts p. 346 It was shot in Natural color, an early process for producing color films.

Plot

Cowboy Tex is wrongly accused of some crimes and sets out to hunt down the real perpetrator.

Cast

as Tex *

as Dolores *

as The Sidekick * Mme. DeLatta as Saloon Madame * Claude Payton as Saunders *

George Chesebro George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 1888 – May 28, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1954. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * '' M ...

as Gang Leader *

Olin Francis Olin Caldwell Francis (September 13, 1891 Mooreville, Mississippi - June 30, 1952 Hollywood, California) was an American actor. Francis graduated in engineering from the University of Mississippi and acted on stage before he went to Hollywood ...

as Henchman * Steve Clemente as Knife-tossing Henchman *

Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...

as Sheriff * Charles Stevens as Henchman

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1932 films 1932 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Alan James American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-western-film-stub