- Release Date: 1952
- Runtime: 94 min
- Genre: Western
- Starring: Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Broderick Crawford, Lionel Barrymore ... see all
- Director: Vincent Sherman
- Plot: Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story by Borden Chase about cattle baron Devereaux Burke (Gable), who is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson (scene-stealing Barrymore) to dissuade Sam Houston... Read more
User Reviews
The Texas Dilemma
Oct 23, 2006
bkoganbing - imdb.com
Oct 23, 2006bkoganbing - imdb.com
The diplomatic and political machinations around the admission of Texas to the USA are incredibly complex and are touched on in this film. It would have taken a longer and better film to explain it all. I think MGM had plans... Full review
fun to watch but far from Gable's best
Nov 13, 2005
planktonrules - imdb.com
Nov 13, 2005planktonrules - imdb.com
If you watch this movie anticipating a Western B-movie, you won't be disappointed. There's action and romance a-plenty. However, if you realize that this was an A-picture and you hold the film to a higher standard, then you will be disappointed.... Full review
A real rip-snorter at times
Jul 20, 2005
bushrod56 - imdb.com
Jul 20, 2005bushrod56 - imdb.com
The MGM production gloss is in full swing here and Clark and Brod are the manly men doing' their thing. Ava's the love interest and she's less cocky and obnoxious than usual; Lionel Barrymore chews the scenery as Andy Jackson in... Full review
Great Fiction Story of Early Texas Events
Jan 22, 2005
whpratt1 - imdb.com
Jan 22, 2005whpratt1 - imdb.com
Greatly enjoyed this film which is not a documentary film on the history of Texas, but a very enjoyable film with great actors like Clark Gable. Clark Gable plays (Devereaux Burke),"Mogambo",'53, who wants Texas to become part of the Union and... Full review
not bad
Mar 01, 2004
kyle_furr - imdb.com
Mar 01, 2004kyle_furr - imdb.com
A movie set in 1845 Texas that deals with Texas either joining the union or going off and becoming an independent republic. Lionel Barrymore plays Andrew Jackson is who for joining the union and so is Clark Gable. Broderick Crawford and... Full review
conflicting feelings in Texas
Jun 18, 2003
tmwest - imdb.com
Jun 18, 2003tmwest - imdb.com
After reading some not so great reviews about this film and having seen once a colorized and dubbed version on Brazilian TV, which I found very confusing, I had a good surprise when I saw the original version on VHS. This... Full review
Poorly conceived...
Jun 01, 2003
westerner357 - imdb.com
Jun 01, 2003westerner357 - imdb.com
I afraid even with the starpower involved in this one since there's not much they can do with a poor script. Convoluted plot about the annexation of Texas into the union, it involves the opposing forces of Gable and Broderick Crawford... Full review
History off, chemistry off, but what a map of Texas!
Feb 27, 2001
Clark Johnson - imdb.com
Feb 27, 2001Clark Johnson - imdb.com
Hollywood treatment of Texas / USA history is not very well done here. Very difficult to identify with the characters or the actors. Chemistry was better between Gable and Gardner in their 1947 "The Hucksters". If you enjoy the "Texas is... Full review
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Lone Star - Original Trailer 1952


