Terror in a Texas Town (1958)

NR09/01/1958Western1h 21m
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When the Texas Plains Ran With Blood and Black Gold!

Overview

Armed with a harpoon, a Swedish whaler is out for revenge after the death of his father. A greedy oil man trying to buy up the Swede's land might be the guilty party.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Sterling Hayden

    George Hansen

  2. Cast 1

    Sebastian Cabot

    Ed McNeil

  3. Carol Kelly

    Molly

  4. Cast 1

    Eugene Mazzola

    Pepe Mirada

  5. Cast 1

    Nedrick Young

    Johnny Crale

  6. Cast 1

    Victor Millan

    Jose Mirada

  7. Cast 1

    Frank Ferguson

    Deacon Matt Holmes

  8. Cast 1

    Marilee Earle

    Mona Stacey

  9. Cast 1

    Byron Foulger

    The Minister

The Whaler and the Western. Joseph H. Lewis was something of a B movie king, with his best directorial efforts coming via Westerns and film noir. After this Sterling Hayden starrer he signed off from Hollywood for good, as a legacy it's difficult to say if it's a fitting point of reference to Lewis and his talents, or entirely apt for his career? It's an often quirky, even bizarre, picture that manages through its surreal like tendencies to detract from its formulaic Western plot. Set in Prairie City, Texas, the tale revolves around George Hanson (Hayden), a Swedish whaler who after 19 ...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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