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Return of the Texan
“ADVENTURE BIG AS TODAY'S GREAT SOUTHWEST!”
6.7 / 10• 1952• 1h 28m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
A young widower named Sam Crockett returns from Kansas City to his small hometown in rural Texas, bringing with him his feisty grandfather and two young sons, Steve and Yoyo. He tries to make a go of the old family homestead but faces financial problems and pressures from his well-to-do neighbor, Rod Marshall. He also begins an on-again-off-again romance with Rod's sister-in-law, even though she's engaged to wed the town's doctor. Events come to head when Sam's grandfather suffers a stroke.
Cast & Crew
Dale Robertson
Sam Crockett
Lead
Joanne Dru
Ann Marshall
Walter Brennan
Grandpa Firth Crockett
Richard Boone
Rod Murray
Tom Tully
Stud Spiller
Robert Horton
Dr. Jim Harris
Helen Westcott
Averill Murray
LT
Lonnie Thomas
Yo-Yo Crockett
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Delmer Daves's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Return of the Texan is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
