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  1. The First Texan is a 1956 American CinemaScope and Technicolor western film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr and Jeff Morrow. [2] Produced by Walter Mirisch, it was shot in CinemaScope and distributed by Allied Artists. It is set during the Texas Revolution of the 1830s.

  2. The First Texan: Directed by Byron Haskin. With Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, Jeff Morrow, Wallace Ford. Eastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas independence.

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    • Biography, History, Western
    • Byron Haskin
    • 1956-06-29
  3. Synopsis. In December 1832, attorney and former Tennessee governor Sam Houston rides into San Antonio, Texas, and stops at Pepe's hotel saloon. When would-be politician James Bowie, who is holding a meeting with his comrades, hears Sam's name, he entreats Sam to help liberate Texas from Mexico's rule. However, Sam is starting a new life and has ...

    • Ron Haskin
    • Joel Mccrea
  4. A western film about the Texas Revolution, starring Joel McCrea as Sam Houston and Felicia Farr as Katherine Delaney. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.

  5. A Western film that depicts the life and achievements of Sam Houston, the hero of the Texas Revolution. Joel McCrea stars as Houston, who reluctantly leads a rag-tag army against Santa Anna and his Mexican forces.

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  6. Jun 29, 2020 · NR 1 hr 22 min Jun 29th, 1956 War, Western, History. After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle keep a low profile and stay out of ...

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  8. Having left his post as governor of Tennessee, Gen. Sam Houston (Joel McCrea) resettles in Mexican territory along the southwest U.S. border. He soon sets his sights on reclaiming the land under ...

    • Western