The Lucky Texan (1934)

Directed by

Robert N. Bradbury

Genre

B western

Country

United States

Runtime

55 min

Rated

NR

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

John Wayne plays a man who finds gold in the Old West. He trusts a local assayer only to realize that was a bad decision. The movie is a simple B-western with some light humor and a rare scene where a character wears a disguise.

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What happens

The Lucky Texan is a 1934 American Lonestar Films B-movie Western film featuring John Wayne, Barbara Sheldon, Gabby Hayes, and the legendary stuntman and actor Yakima Canutt. It was written and directed by Robert N. Bradbury. It also contains a rare (perhaps unique) appearance by "Gabby" Hayes without a beard and in drag. The script's original working title was Gold Strike River, and the film was years later released in a colorized version on home video under that title. The plot concerns Wayne finding gold and making the mistake of trusting the local assayer. WNBC-TV has used a continuous loop of this from the transmitter site during testing or as emergency filler when the feed from the station has been cut off. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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