The Lucky Texan

The Lucky Texan
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Directed byRobert N. Bradbury
Written byRobert N. Bradbury
Produced byPaul Malvern
Starring
CinematographyArchie Stout
Edited byCarl Pierson
Distributed byMonogram Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • January 22, 1934 (1934-01-22)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
The Lucky Texan

The Lucky Texan is a 1934 American Lonestar Films B-movie Western film featuring John Wayne (five years before his breakthrough appearance in Stagecoach), 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.[1]

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.,[2][3]

  1. ^ "John Wayne in Color". Amazon.
  2. ^ "FIRST OFF . . . - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. October 19, 1987.
  3. ^ "The Lucky Texan (1934) - Trivia - IMDb". IMDb.