Lone Star (1952)

★★★★★

Original title: Lone Star

“The Battle for Texas and the Battle of the Sexes!”

1952 · 1 h 34 min

Directed by Vincent Sherman · UK · British Cinema

Drama

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Cast

Clark Gable Ava Gardner Broderick Crawford Lionel Barrymore Beulah Bondi Ed Begley

Credits

Written by: Borden Chase

Plot

Cattle baron Devereaux Burke is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson to dissuade Sam Houston from establishing Texas as a republic. Burke must fight state senator Thomas Craden, in the process winning the heart of Craden's newspaper-editor girlfriend Martha Ronda.

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Lone Star (1952) is a British drama directed by Vincent Sherman. It stars Clark Gable, Ava Gardner and Broderick Crawford. It runs 94 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (1,484 votes)
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