Lone Star

1h 34min

Western

Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story about cattle baron Devereaux Burke, who 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.

Cast

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Devereaux Burke
Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Martha Ronda
Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Thomas Craden
Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Andrew Jackson
Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Minniver Bryan
Ed Begley

Ed Begley

Anthony Demmet
James Burke

James Burke

Luther Kilgore
William Farnum

William Farnum

Tom Crockett
Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore

Captain Elliott
Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen

Sam Houston
Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Maynard Cole
George Hamilton

George Hamilton

Noah (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn

Josh, Printer
Charles Sherlock

Charles Sherlock

Senator (uncredited)

Release date

24th Oct 1952

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English