Cowboys from Texas

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Cowboys from Texas
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Film poster
Directed by George Sherman
Written by William Colt MacDonald
Oliver Drake
Produced byHarry Grey
Starring Robert Livingston
Raymond Hatton
Duncan Renaldo
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited by Tony Martinelli
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • November 29, 1939 (1939-11-29)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cowboys from Texas is a 1939 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie [1] directed by George Sherman.

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References

  1. "The Three Mesquiteers Trio Westerns of Republic Pictures". b-westerns.com. Retrieved August 29, 2011.