Mr. Texas (film)

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Mr. Texas
Directed by Dick Ross
Written by Kenneth Perkins
Produced by World Wide Pictures
Starring Redd Harper
Cindy Walker
Release date
  • October 2, 1951 (1951-10-02)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mr. Texas is a 1951 American Western film directed by Dick Ross, starring Redd Harper and Cindy Walker. [1] Evangelist Billy Graham called it "the first Christian Western". [2]

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References

  1. Mr. Texas (1951) TCM
  2. "Religion: First Christian Western". TIME Magazine . October 8, 1951.