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Lone Star
Released: October 24, 1952 (1952)
Runtime: 94 minutes
Genres: Western
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- William Farnum as Tom Crockett
Age at release: 76
- Lionel Barrymore as Andrew Jackson
Age at release: 74
- James Burke as Luther Kilgore
Age at release: 66
- Beulah Bondi as Minniver Bryan
Age at release: 64
- Moroni Olsen as Sam Houston
Age at release: 63
- Clark Gable as Devereaux Burke
Age at release: 51
- Ed Begley as Anthony Demmet
Age at release: 51
- Lowell Gilmore as Captain Elliott
Age at release: 45
- Broderick Crawford as Thomas Craden
Age at release: 40
- Ava Gardner as Martha Ronda
Age at release: 29
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- Russell Simpson as Maynard Cole
Age at release: 72
- Emmett Lynn as Josh, Printer
Age at release: 55
- Charles Sherlock as Senator (uncredited)
Age at release: 52
- William Conrad as Mizette
Age at release: 32
- George Hamilton as Noah (uncredited)
Age at release: 13