Texas Masquerade

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Texas Masquerade
Texas Masquerade poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by George Archainbaud
Screenplay byJack Lait Jr.
Norman Houston
Produced by Harry Sherman
Starring William Boyd
Andy Clyde
Jimmy Rogers
Don Costello
Mady Correll
Francis McDonald
Cinematography Russell Harlan
Edited by Walter Hannemann
Music byIrvin Talbot
Production
company
Harry Sherman Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • February 8, 1944 (1944-02-08)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Texas Masquerade is a 1944 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud, written by Jack Lait Jr. and Norman Houston, and starring William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Don Costello, Mady Correll and Francis McDonald. It was released on February 8, 1944, by United Artists. [1] [2]

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Plot

Ace Maxson (Don Costello) and J. K. Trimble (Russell Simpson) are using night riders to scare ranchers off their land, for they know oil is under ground. Hoppy finds wounded lawyer James Corwin, (Nelson Leigh) and assumes his identify, but outlaw Sam Nolan (Francis McDonald) recognizes Hoppy. [3]

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References

  1. "Texas Masquerade (1944) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  2. "Texas Masquerade". TV Guide. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  3. Matlin, Leonard, Green, Spencer & Edelman, Rob, Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin’s Classic Movie Guide, Penguin Publishing Group, 2015