''The Lone Hand Texan'' is a 1947 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by

Ray Nazarro Ray Nazarro ''(aka'' "Ray" and "Nat;" ''né'' Raymond Alfred Nazarro; September 25, 1902 – September 8, 1986) was an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. Budd Boetticher called him a "ten-day picture guy."Budd Boe ...

and starring

Charles Starrett Charles Robert Starrett (March 28, 1903 – March 22, 1986) was an American actor, best known for his starring role in the ''Durango Kid'' westerns. Starrett still holds the record for starring in the longest series of theatrical features: ...

, Mustard, Gravy,

Smiley Burnette Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and ...

, John Cason, and

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 * ''Mi ...

. The film was released by

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...

on March 6, 1947.

Plot

Cast

as Steve Driscoll / The Durango Kid *Mustard as Musician Mustard (as Mustard and Gravy) *Gravy as Musician Gravy (as Mustard and Gravy) *

as Smiley Burnette * John Cason as Henchman (uncredited) *

as Scanlon (uncredited) *Jim Diehl as Strawboss (uncredited) *Art Dillard as J.E. Clark aka Lefty (uncredited) *

Herman Hack Herman H. Hackenjos (June 15, 1899 – October 19, 1967) was an American film and television actor who appeared in over 500 films. Hack was born in Panola, Illinois. His screen debut was in the 1925 film ''The Big Parade'', which starred Joh ...

as Well Worker (uncredited) *

Robert Kellard Robert Kellard, aka Robert Stevens (April 23, 1915 – January 13, 1981), was an American actor who appeared in over 60 films between 1937 and 1951. Early years Kellard was born Robert Dorsey Kellard April 23, 1915, in Los Angeles, California. H ...

as Boomer Kildea (uncredited) *Mary Newton as Mrs. Clarabelle Adams (uncredited) *

Maudie Prickett Maudie Prickett (born Maudie Marie Doyle; October 25, 1914 – April 14, 1976) was an American character actress who performed in over 300 stage, film, and television productions during a career that spanned nearly four decades. Death In ...

as Hattie Hatfield (uncredited) *Raider as Durango's Horse (uncredited) *Matty Roubert as Henchman (uncredited) *George Russell as Henchman (uncredited) * Fred F. Sears as Sam Jason (uncredited) *Charles Soldani as Wildcatter Pledging Money (uncredited) *Jasper Weldon as Stagecoach Driver (uncredited) *

Blackie Whiteford John Penman "Blackie" Whiteford (April 27, 1889 – March 21, 1962) was an American film actor. Biography In 1903, Whiteford was a seaman between jobs when he was offered a chance to work on '' The Great Train Robbery'' film. That opportuni ...

as Well Worker (uncredited)

References

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* 1940s Western (genre) musical films American Western (genre) musical films 1947 films American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Ray Nazarro 1940s American films 1940s English-language films {{1940s-western-film-stub