A Texas Steer

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A Texas Steer
Directed by Richard Wallace
Produced by Sam E. Rork
Written by Garrett Graham
Bernard McConville
Will Rogers
Paul Schofield
Starring Will Rogers
Cinematography Jack MacKenzie
Edited by Frank Lawrence
Distributed by First National Pictures1
Release dates
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  • December 4, 1927 (1927-12-04)
Running time
80 Minute
Country United States
Language English

A Texas Steer is a 1927 American silent film directed by Richard Wallace. It was a cinematic adaptation from an eponymous play by Charles Hale Hoyt.[1]

Summary

Maverick Brander, a newly elected Congressman from the fictional town of Red Dog, Texas, moves to Washington, D.C. to serve in the United States House of Representatives.[1] He supports the Eagle Rock Dam bill.[1] Meanwhile, he flirts with a woman.[1]

Cast

Critical reception

The film was reviewed in The New York Times by film critic Mordaunt Hall in 1928.[1] He noted, "There are passages in this film that are rowdy, but there are also a good many witty episodes."[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Mordaunt Hall, A Texas Steer (1927), The New York Times, January 2, 1928

Footnotes

  1. ^ The film's distribution rights were transferred to Warner Bros. in 1928.

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