''West of Texas'' is a 1943 American

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film written and directed by Oliver Drake. The film stars Dave O'Brien,

James Newill James Morris Newill (August 12, 1911 – July 31, 1975), sometimes credited as Jim Newill, was an American actor and singer. Early life Newill was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Mayme Newill and her first husband. His parents divorced, ...

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, Frances Gladwin, Henry Hall and Marilyn Hare. The film was released on May 10, 1943, by

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. Newill and O'Brien composed and sing three songs in the movie: "Whistle a Song," "El Lobo," and "Tired of Rambling".

Plot

The three Texas Rangers help a rancher falsely accused of sabotaging the railroad.

Cast

* Dave O'Brien as Tex Wyatt *

as Jim Steele *

as Panhandle Perkins *Frances Gladwin as Marie Monette *Henry Hall as Bent Yaeger *Marilyn Hare as Ellen Yaeger *Robert Barron as Bart Calloway *

Jack Ingram Jack Owen Ingram (born November 15, 1970) is an American country music artist formerly signed to Big Machine Records, an independent record label. He has released eleven studio albums, one extended play, six live albums, and 19 singles. Although ...

as Blackie *

Jack Rockwell Jack Rockwell Trowbridge (October 6, 1890 – November 10, 1947) was an American film actor who was born in Mexico. He appeared in over 250 movies, mostly Westerns, between 1927 and 1947. Rockwell's older brother was character actor Charles ...

as Gabe Jones *

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 Steve Conlon *

Art Fowler John Arthur Fowler (July 3, 1922 – January 29, 2007) was an American pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball. The , right-hander was signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1944 season. He played for the C ...

as Clem

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* {{Oliver Drake 1943 films American Western (genre) films 1943 Western (genre) films Producers Releasing Corporation films Films directed by Oliver Drake American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films

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