The Texan

The Texan (1930)

A TERROR to men! A TORMENT to women! A THRILL for all!

Outlaw Llano Kid poses as a rich Mexican widow's son and falls in love with a cousin.

Date of release
1930-05-10
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Western
Director
John Cromwell

Casting

Interesting facts

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.

Production

The Texan is based on the short story "The Double-Dyed Deceiver" by O. Henry, which was first published in Everybody's Magazine in December 1905. The story was previously filmed as A Double-Dyed Deceiver (1920) with Jack Pickford in the lead role.

The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.

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