A Texas Steer | |
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Directed by | Richard Wallace |
Written by | Garrett Graham Bernard McConville Will Rogers Paul Schofield |
Produced by | Sam E. Rork |
Starring | Will Rogers |
Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
Edited by | Frank Lawrence |
Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 80 Minute |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Texas Steer is a lost [1] 1927 American silent film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Will Rogers. It was a cinematic adaptation from an eponymous play by Charles H. Hoyt. [2]
Maverick Brander, a newly elected Congressman from the fictional town of Red Dog, Texas, moves to Washington, D.C. to serve in the United States House of Representatives. [2] He supports the Eagle Rock Dam bill. [2] Meanwhile, he flirts with a woman. [2]
The film was reviewed in The New York Times by film critic Mordaunt Hall in 1928. [2] He noted, "There are passages in this film that are rowdy, but there are also a good many witty episodes." [2]
With no holdings located in archives, A Texas Steer is considered a lost film. [1]