Return of the Texan

Return of the Texan
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Directed by	Delmer Daves
Screenplay by	Dudley Nichols
Based on	Fred Gipson (Based on a Novel by)
Produced by	Frank P. Rosenberg
Starring	Dale Robertson Joanne Dru Walter Brennan
Cinematography	Lucien Ballard
Edited by	Louis R. Loeffler
Music by	Sol Kaplan
Color process	Black and white
Production company	20th Century-Fox
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release date	February 13, 1952 (1952-02-13)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Return of the Texan is a 1952 American Western film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Dale Robertson, Joanne Dru and Walter Brennan.

Plot

After his wife dies, Sam Crockett honors her last wish by moving back to their native Texas with their two sons and Grandpa Firth. They have a farm there that is in serious disrepair.

Neighbor and old acquaintance Rod Murray has become owner of a large ranch by marrying Averill Marshall. He hates poachers and resents Grandpa hunting deer on his land. He also is unhappy that Averill's sister Ann, engaged to a doctor, is developing a romantic interest in Sam.

Sam needs money and does some fencing work for Rod, who is slow to pay him, leading to a fight. Grandpa suffers a stroke and Ann helps nurse him back to health. She knows that Sam still loves his late wife, but persuades him that they can begin a life of their own.

Cast

• Dale Robertson as Sam Crockett
• Joanne Dru as Ann Marshall
• Walter Brennan as Grandpa Firth Crockett
• Richard Boone as Rod Murray
• Tom Tully as Stud Spiller
• Robert Horton as Dr. Jim Harris
• Helen Westcott as Averill Murray
• Lonnie Thomas as Yo-Yo Crockett
• Dennis Ross as Steve Crockett
• Willis Bouchey as Isham Gilder

See also

• List of American films of 1952

External links

• Return of the Texan at IMDb
• Return of the Texan at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Return of the Texan at the TCM Movie Database