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The Texan is a 1930 American Western film directed by John Cromwell and starring Gary Cooper and Fay Wray. Based on the short story "The Double-Dyed Deceiver" by O. Henry, the film is about a daring bandit called the Llano Kid who shoots a young gambler in self-defense and is forced to hide from the law. He is helped by a corrupt lawyer who involves the bandit in a scheme to swindle a Mexican aristocrat whose son turns out to be the young gambler killed by the Llano Kid. The screenplay was written by Daniel Nathan Rubin, and the story was adapted for the screen by Oliver H.P. Garrett and Victor Milner. Produced by Hector Turnbull for Paramount Pictures, The Texan was released in the United States on May 10, 1930. The film received positive reviews upon its theatrical release.
Original Release
05/10/1930
US Release
05/10/1930
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Cooper | Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid |
Fay Wray | Consuelo |
Emma Dunn | Señora Doña Marguerita Ibarra |
Oscar Apfel | Thacker |
James A. Marcus | Sheriff John Brown |
Donald Reed | Nick Ibarra |
Soledad Jiménez | The Dueña |
Veda Buckland | Mary, A Nurse |
César Vanoni | Pasquale |
Ed Brady | Henry (as Edwin J. Brady) / Henry |
Directors
Writers
Oliver H.P. Garrett, O. Henry, Daniel Nathan Rubin
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Cooper | Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid |
Fay Wray | Consuelo |
Emma Dunn | Señora Doña Marguerita Ibarra |
Oscar Apfel | Thacker |
James A. Marcus | Sheriff John Brown |
Donald Reed | Nick Ibarra |
Soledad Jiménez | The Dueña |
Veda Buckland | Mary, A Nurse |
César Vanoni | Pasquale |
Ed Brady | Henry (as Edwin J. Brady) / Henry |
Enrique Acosta | Sixto |
Romualdo Tirado | Cabman |
Yakima Canutt | Cowboy |
Russ Columbo | Singing Cowboy at Campfire |
Guy Oliver | Train Conductor |
Russ Powell | Bartender |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hector Turnbull | Producer |