| A Texas Steer | |
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| Directed by | Richard Wallace |
| Written by | Garrett Graham Bernard McConville Will Rogers Paul Schofield |
| Produced by | Sam E. Rork |
| Starring | Will Rogers |
| Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
| Edited by | Frank Lawrence |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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| Running time | 80 Minute |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Texas Steer is a lost 1927 American silent film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Will Rogers. It was a cinematic adaptation from an eponymous play by Charles H. Hoyt.
Plot summary
Maverick Brander, a newly elected Congressman from the fictional town of Red Dog, Texas, moves to Washington, D.C. to serve in the United States House of Representatives. He supports the Eagle Rock Dam bill. Meanwhile, he flirts with a woman.
Cast
- Will Rogers as Cattle Brander
- Louise Fazenda as Mrs. Ma Brander
- Sam Hardy as Brassy Gall
- Ann Rork as Bossy Brander
- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Farleigh Bright
- Lilyan Tashman as Dixie Style
- George F. Marion as Fishback
- Bud Jamison as Othello (as Bud Jamieson)
- Arthur Hoyt as Knott Innitt
- Mack Swain as Bragg
- William Orlamond as Blow
- Lucien Littlefield as Yell
Critical reception
The film was reviewed in The New York Times by film critic Mordaunt Hall in 1928. He noted, "There are passages in this film that are rowdy, but there are also a good many witty episodes."
References
- The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A Texas Steer
- ^ Mordaunt Hall, A Texas Steer (1927), The New York Times, January 2, 1928
External links
- A Texas Steer at IMDb
- Turner Classic Movies
- Still with Louise Fazenda, Ann Rork, and Will Rogers at gettyimages.com
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- 1927 films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Films set in Texas
- Films set in Washington, D.C.
- Lost American comedy films
- 1927 comedy films
- First National Pictures films
- Silent American comedy films
- 1927 lost films
- 1920s English-language films
- Films directed by Richard Wallace
- 1920s American films
- 1920s silent comedy film stubs