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
Devereaux Burke
Ava Gardner
Martha Ronda
Broderick Crawford
Thomas Craden
Lionel Barrymore
Andrew Jackson
Beulah Bondi
Minniver Bryan
Ed Begley
Anthony Demmet
James Burke
Luther Kilgore
William Farnum
Tom Crockett
Lowell Gilmore
Captain Elliott
Moroni Olsen
Sam Houston
Russell Simpson
Maynard Cole
William Conrad
Mizette
George Hamilton
Noah (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
Josh, Printer
Charles Sherlock
Senator (uncredited)
Crew
Vincent Sherman
Director
Borden Chase
Screenplay
Howard Estabrook
Story
Ferris Webster
Editor
Harold Rosson
Director of Photography
Z. Wayne Griffin
Producer
Gile Steele
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
Whitey Hughes
Stunts
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Hans Peters
Art Direction
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