ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

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".

Alex da Silva It's the late C18th and William Holden (Dan) and Glenn Ford (Tod) are buddies making it to Texas. They get into trouble in a town and flee, then rob some outlaws, then escape a sheriff's posse before splitting up and wishing each other luck. They know they will meet again. And they do. However, can they keep their friendship under the new circumstances? And who will get the girl – Claire Trevor (Mike)? First of all Claire Trevor has a ridiculous name - "Michael"! For a girl! Who writes this rubbish? Her role is confusing. She is funny and likable when we meet her in her actions and manners, but her behaviour is appalling. How can she get away with betraying Ford like that? He is clearly the "good guy" while Holden is more of a loose cannon. However, their friendship still holds till the end of the film and their loyalty to one another is to be admired. Even to the point of riding away together, just the two of them, and leaving the "loose" Claire Trevor behind. Do they go for it? Well, maybe…...maybe not…A lot of praise has been given to Edgar Buchanan (Doc) as the town dentist. Funnily enough, he was an actual dentist before he became an actor. However, I'm going against the grain on this. I couldn't stand him. From his look to his accent and voice. I found him wholly unappealing. Not the character he was playing but actually him. His voice is the same as "Droopy" in the "Droopy" cartoons, ie, annoying.The comedy is sometimes silly, the story takes a while to get going, the ending seems rushed and we needed some Indians. However, Holden and Ford are likable as the lead roles and the film is OK if a bit disappointing given the rave reviews I had previously read about it. As for Windy Miller, we all know that he lives in "Camberwick Green" these days. He owns a windmill and spends his days drinking homemade cider and falling asleep. For those who aren't in the know, Google him.

funkyfry Glenn Ford and William Holden look young, sexy, lean and hungry in George Marshall's B+ oater "Texas." The story picks up with the two in cahoots to travel to Texas, for no apparent reason. Good early character development with a fight arranged by local entrepreneur Windy Miller (George Bancroft) leads nowhere in terms of plot, but hey.... we find them eventually splitting up after they almost get lynched for a stage robbery they did not commit. Claire Trevor enters the picture as a ranch-owner who they both fall for, although by this point Holden's character is on the wrong side of the law more often than not. The rest of the story follows Holden's attempts to outsmart and outshoot his cohorts, including a very weird performance by Edgar Buchanan as a disreputable dentist.The action scenes are well handled, direction is crisp and quick without feeling cheap. I wish there was a bit more to Trevor's character, to make the triangle more than just a male rivalry for her unwitting affections. It could be better, of course, but it's a plenty satisfying Western with enough good action scenes and enough decent characterization to make the time pass pleasantly.

nnnn45089191 Quite enjoyable western fare with two young superstars to be.William Holden and Glenn Ford are two young cowpokes making their way to Texas and competing for the same girl,played by Claire Trevor. Good support by veterans George Bancroft and Edgar Buchanan makes this a western worth watching. Holden has the showier part and makes the most of it.He's brash and likable and fits the part. Director George Marshall blends humor and drama the same way he did in his masterpiece DestryRides Again.Although Texas isn't in the same league as his previous masterpiece it is a damn good western.The west does really look wild and untamed in his movies.