The Lucky Texan
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Robert N. Bradbury
John Wayne
Barbara Sheldon
Lloyd Whitlock
George Hayes
Yakima Canutt
Film Details
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Synopsis
Blacksmith Jerry Mason, a recent college graduate, and his partner, Jake Benson, an old friend of Jerry's deceased father, find a gold nugget in a horse's hoof and, with the help of a stray dog, locate the source of the gold in a nearby creek. Jerry and Jake decide not to file a claim but innocently sell their load to two dishonest assayers, Harris and Cole. The assayers take advantage of the prospectors by tricking Jake into signing over the deed to his ranch. Shortly after Jake pays off his debt on the blacksmith shop, Al Miller, the sheriff's son, robs the bank and almost kills bank executive Williams. Jake is accused of the crime, and in a daring chase, Jerry captures Al and returns the stolen money, while Jake is freed. Jake's granddaughter Betty returns from college to discover that Harris and Cole think they have successfully murdered Jake and are trying to claim his land. Jake, however, has survived the murder attempt and, dressed as a woman, attends the court hearing concerning his death. In disguise, Jake testifies to Harris and Cole's guilt, but when his skirt catches under Betty's chair, his true identity is exposed. Harris and Cole flee the courtroom, but Jerry and Jake apprehend them, restoring Jake's property. Now safe from the thieving assayers, Betty and Jerry marry.
Director
Robert N. Bradbury
Cast
John Wayne
Barbara Sheldon
Lloyd Whitlock
George Hayes
Yakima Canutt
Ed Parker
Gordon De Maine
Earl Dwire
Friday
John Ince
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Notes
Modern sources add Jack Rockwell, Artie Ortego, Tex Palmer, Tex Phelps and George Morrell to the cast.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1934
Released in United States 1934
