The Texans

Somewhat Rare in 1938, a Big Budget Western with Plenty of Plot Involving the Post Civil-War Angst in Texas.

Randolph Scott in His Earlier Years before Maturing into the Granite Faced, Unshakable Moral Hero He would become in the Final Act of a Long Career.

Here He is a Fresh Faced Ex-Confederate that has a Progressive Attitude Concerning the War and is Ready to Forgive and Forget Unlike Most of the "Texans".

The North has its Villains Portrayed here by Carpetbaggers and Alcoholic Fat-Cat Politicians and Eager Plunderers.

Joan Bennett, a bit Miscast, but Pretty and Pretty Set in Revenge against the "Yankees" at All Costs.

The Highlight of the Movie is the Cattle Drive with one Fiery Sequence an Exciting Eye-Popper that is Late Thirties Hollywood Showing its Stuff.

Overall, the Themes would be Revisited in Future Better Westerns, but this is Worth a Watch for its Early Experiment in the Genre.

A Good Cast, quite a bit of Humor, and some Sprawling Outdoor Action make it quite an Entertainment.

It was the Period when the Studio System was Peaking.

This was the Type of Achievement that could Showcase the Movie Machine Approaching High-Pop-Culture-Art from a Conglomerate of Cooperative Creators.