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      Lone Star

      Released Jan 31, 1952 1h 34m Western List
      Reviews 58% Audience Score 100+ Ratings In the early 1840s, cattle baron Devereaux Burke (Clark Gable) is tasked by President Andrew Jackson (Lionel Barrymore) with an important diplomatic mission. Devereaux must convince soldier Sam Houston (Moroni Olsen) to help bring about the addition of Texas to the union. Along the way, Devereaux battles a pair of senators (Broderick Crawford, Ed Begley) who would rather create their own republic, and locks horns with a feisty newspaper reporter, Martha Ronda (Ava Gardner). Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      Bob Thomas Associated Press Nearly every turn of the story can be guessed well in advance, and the other turns are too fantastic to be believable. Jul 24, 2019 Full Review Harry MacArthur Washington Star The mark of the formula is on Lone Star all right, but it's a good formula for Gable and Director Sherman has made it a slick and fast-moving movie. Aug 9, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: B- Mar 10, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Jeff S It's a different kind of role for Ava Gardner than Night of the Iguana, an all-time classic, but her fans will surely enjoy this performance and those of her talented co-stars. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review Steve D Arguably Gables worst but still Gable. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/20/23 Full Review Deke P 1952 ! Awesome, cuz historical drama about the statehood of the Republic of Texas. Good thing Texas became a state, rather than an independent counry, competing with, & disuniting what is now the USA. Another great argument for Manifest Destiny. Great CAST: Gable, Ava Gardner, Broderick Crawford. Lionel BARRYMORE as President JACKSON. SAM HOUSTON portrayed as very heroic statesman FOR statehood. CRAWFORD as wanting TEXAS as independent nation/ empire. Supported by FRANCE & ENGLAND, to keep Texas from joining Union with USA. Lotta romance twix Gable & Ava ("a whole lotta woman"). Giving it max 5 stars on RT, cuz of the subject matter, and cast. Finally saw 70 years later, on tv Aug 3, 2022. & watching a good bit of it again Jan 20, 2023. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Nobody paid any attention to the real history. This movie struggles to retain its B-grade movie status by involving histrionics of all kinds. The script itself is a mess and its a wonder anyone signed on to do this. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Clark Gable leads a cast including Ava Gardner and Broderick Crawford, in this political-western. Texas is a free state, the United States sends Clark Gables character out to Houston to welcome Texas in the union, while they fear annexation- Gable and Crawfords character fall into a romantic relationship. Very talkative western that may go down better for fans of Clark Gable. I can only see one scene with Gable and that's Gone With the Wind. A couple gun shots and horse chases and good one liners "I'm a man with a gun, and I'm calling you a liar!" For any action-type westerners you may want to look for something with less jibba-jabba and more Leone. A generic Western, squeaky clean with it's violence, if any and always ends in love and happily-ever-after. "Geronimo, my saddle-bags." Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Talky western about a group of Texans debating feuding over whether they want to become a state or remain independent. Clark Gable leads the good guy who are fighting budgie Broderick Crawford. There are a few rousing action sequences, but it's not quite enough to make this much of a memorable western. The film also features Ava Gardner, Lionel Barrymore and Ed Begley. But full disclosure, I'm not a Gable fan, so maybe fans of his would like this film better. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In the early 1840s, cattle baron Devereaux Burke (Clark Gable) is tasked by President Andrew Jackson (Lionel Barrymore) with an important diplomatic mission. Devereaux must convince soldier Sam Houston (Moroni Olsen) to help bring about the addition of Texas to the union. Along the way, Devereaux battles a pair of senators (Broderick Crawford, Ed Begley) who would rather create their own republic, and locks horns with a feisty newspaper reporter, Martha Ronda (Ava Gardner).
      Director
      Vincent Sherman
      Producer
      Z. Wayne Griffin
      Screenwriter
      Borden Chase
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 31, 1952, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2009
      Runtime
      1h 34m
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