MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

bsmith5552 "Texas" is about the trials and tribulations of two post civil war rebel drifters, Dan Thomas (William Holden) and Tod Ramsay (Glenn Ford). We first meet them when they are brought before a union sympathizer judge in Abeline (Raymond Hatton) for stealing a pig. Entrepreneur Windy Miller (George Bancroft) unexpectedly pays the boy's fines.After getting into a prize fight, the boys ride on to Texas where they witness a stagecoach holdup after which they rob the robbers. The sheriff (Don Beddoe) and his posse catch Tod with the loot and are about to hang him when Dan rides to his rescue. The two pals flee and are pursed by the posse forcing them to go separate ways.Todd lands at the King Ranch where rancher Dusty King (Joseph Crehan) is attempting to rally the local ranchers to mount a cattle drive to Abilene. Dan meets King's daughter "Mike" (Claire Trevor) on the range by commandeering her wagon. Later he goes to town is befriended by local dentist Doc Thorpe (Edgar Buchanan) who gets him a job with Matt Lashem (Addison Richards). It turns out that Lashem's ranch is a haven for the stagecoach robbers. Dan decides to throw in with them.Meanwhile, back at the ranch King is murdered and Tod takes over the running of the ranch. Dan and Tod re-unite at a social function and Dan decides he is going to marry "Mike" in spite of Tod's affection for her.Anyway, Tod organizes a cattle drive and we learn that Doc Thorpe, Lashem and Windy Miller are in a conspiracy to stop them and rustle the cattle for themselves. Dan meanwhile sets out to stop the drive and....................................................Holden and Ford were just starting out and were in their 20s at the time. Claire Trevor on the other hand, was in her early 30s and seemed a little too old for the boys. Edgar Buchanan's character moved between humor and nastiness to a point where the humor part was not effective. The prize fight sequence was over done and not really necessary. Was I missing something or did Ford's character's rise to the top happen when I wasn't looking?Others in the cast included Andrew Tombes as Tennessee for comedy relief as a rustler and Edmund MacDonald and Carleton Young as other members of the gang. Edmund Cobb is one of the ranchers.Except for the ill attempts at humor, I thought Holden and Ford played well together. They would appear together again seven years later in "the Man From Colorado".

MartinHafer William Holden and Glenn Ford were soon to become stars at Columbia. However, in 1941 they were still on their way towards stardom and as a result were begin given films that were okay but far from the better ones the studio was producing. So, this film is longer and with a slightly better cast than the huge crops of Bs the studio was churning out....but also not among their better films, that's for sure. The biggest problem is that the film doesn't seem to have much of a plot for almost half the film. Instead, it's played almost as a comedy or a buddy picture. It sure could have used a much tighter script and most of the first portion of the film removed or significantly trimmed. For example, there is a comic boxing sequence that went on and on and on but had absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the film! Following the unnecessary boxing scene and the first 25 minutes or so, the actual plot begins. Out of work Holden and Ford are friends headed to Texas after the end of the Civil War. They stumble upon a robbery of a stage coach and decide to then rob the crooks! But, the Sheriff and his posse incorrectly assume Ford and Holden committed the original robbery. Only due to the intervention of the Doc (Edgar Buchanan) did Holden avoid a hanging. Later, however, he would join up with the gang of robbers. As for Ford, after he made his getaway from the posse, he fell in with a female rancher (Claire Trevor) and her outfit--and becomes an upstanding citizen in the community. Now the two lifelong friends are on a collision course--as sooner or later they are bound to have a showdown. Unfortunately, this ultimate collision course is pretty much exactly as I'd anticipated. Overall, this is only an adequate western--even with the two future stars in the lead. Unless you are a HUGE fan of the genre, this one is easy to skip.

boblipton Other reviewers have spoken of the pleasures of seeing William Holden and Glenn Ford at age 23, both so young as to be almost unrecognizable; and Claire Trevor, too and Edgar Buchanan as a dentist -- he was one in real life, before he turned to acting.But I think a lot of credit is due to the director, George Marshall. Today, almost the only Marshall movie anyone knows is the justly famous 1939 version of DESTRY RIDES AGAIN. But he was primarily a comedy director, back to the 1920s when he directed Fox Sunshine comedies, to the 1930s, when he worked at Roach on Laurel and Hardy, through the early 1970s. And this movie was directed during his peak period and it shows it. The comedy sequences are wonderfully directed, especially the boxing match.So, while you're enjoying the acting, remember that the funny broad comedy comes from the mind of the director.

breezerbri This film is engaging from the start. There are 2 heroes both of whom you root for and the cast are great, although the female lead is a bit disappointing. The character of the dentist is a joy to watch.But by far the best thing about this film is the comedy. The lines are often hilarious, but its real comedy is its slapstick - people falling over and getting hit. Brilliant.My favourite scene is very early on - the boxing scene. The character of Dutch Henry, the champion prize fighter had me laughing my head off. He was a physically comic character of the highest order. It was a masterstroke by the director to include him.