''Texas'' is a 1941 American

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film directed by

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and starring

William Holden William Holden (born William Franklin Beedle Jr.; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor, and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s. Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film ''Stalag 17'' (1953) ...

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and

Claire Trevor Claire Trevor ( Wemlinger; March 8, 1910April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She appeared in 65 feature films from 1933 to 1982, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Key Largo'' (1948), and received nomina ...

. ''Texas'' was an early picture for both Holden (his seventh credited performance) and Ford (his ninth). The film was designed by Columbia as a follow-up, though not a sequel, to the previous year's ''

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'', which also starred Holden.

Plot

Two Confederate veterans, broke and homeless, are making their way to

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to start fresh. After comedic adventures getting into and out of trouble, just trying to make enough money to get to Texas, they witness a stagecoach robbery and manage to hold up the outlaws and take back the cash. At that point they have a difference of opinion; the "good" one Todd Ramsey (

) wants to give it back, the "bad" one Dan Thomas (

) wants to keep it and keep going. Goodness wins out, and both are off the hook. Todd takes a job with the biggest local rancher who has a beautiful and friendly daughter, "Mike" King (

). Dan stumbles into a different kind of job—with another rancher who specializes in rustling. They both have heads turned by the lovely lady and the battle of good and evil continues. The key to the action is the need to get the entire town/valley's cattle past all the rustlers up to the railroad at Abilene. Dan is falsely accused of taking a shot at Todd. As he tries to escape the angry townsfolk, he shoots both the men behind the attempt on Todd's life, but he is shot and killed by the second one, Doc Thorpe, who is also the town's dentist. Todd appears at the door just after Doc Thorpe and Dan have shot each other. Todd closes the door to shield Mike's eyes from the sight of Dan's body. Ultimately, Todd and Mike go back to herding cattle together as they ride side by side while holding hands.

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as Dan Thomas *

as Tod Ramsey *

as 'Mike' King *

George Bancroft George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian, statesman and Democratic politician who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state of Massachusetts and at the national and internati ...

as Windy Miller *

Edgar Buchanan William Edgar Buchanan II (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. He is most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the ''Petticoat Junction'', ''Green Acres'', and ''The ...

as Buford "Doc" Thorpe *

Don Beddoe Donald Theophilus Beddoe (July 1, 1903 – January 19, 1991) was an American character actor. Early years Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Beddoe was the son of Dan Beddoe, a Welsh classical singer, and his wife Mary. He graduated from the ...

as Sheriff *

Andrew Tombes Andrew Tombes (29 June 1885 – 17 March 1976) was an American comedian and character actor. Biography The son of a grocer, originally from Ashtabula, Ohio, Tombes was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy. Early in his career, he worked as a v ...

as Tennessee * Addison Richards as Matt Lashan * Edmund MacDonald as Comstock, *

Joseph Crehan Joseph A. Creaghan (July 15, 1883 – April 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1916 and 1965, and notably played Ulysses S. Grant nine times between 1939 and 1958, most memorably in ''Union Paci ...

as Rancher Dusty King *

Willard Robertson Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 – April 5, 1948) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1924 and 1948. He was born in Runnels, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California. Biography Robertson first w ...

as Rancher Wilson * Pat Moriarity as Rancher Matthews (as Patrick Moriarity) *

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as Rancher Blaire

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