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      Texas Lady

      1956 1h 26m Western List
      Reviews 11% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Prudence Webb (Claudette Colbert), a quick-witted beauty from New Orleans, hears of the death of her father, a newspaper publisher based in Texas. Webb travels to the tiny town where he lived to take over his paper and begins using it to uncover local corruption. Webb must team up with cardsharp Chris Mooney (Barry Sullivan) when malicious ranchers Mica Ralston (Ray Collins) and Whit Sturdy (Walter Sande) don't take kindly to the liberated woman and her revealing investigations. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A stagnant western. Rated: C- Oct 13, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Entertaining for Colbert alone. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review Audience Member Thia was Claudette's second to last theatrical feature and if this was the quality of scripts she was being offered at that time it's no wonder she stayed away six years between this and Parrish. First of all she belongs in some urbane urban setting not the Old West and try though she might she is out of place here. Additionally she and Barry Sullivan, always a dull leading man no matter his costar, go together like oil and water. The script is ordinary and the direction not terribly exciting plus the film is soft and fuzzy with overbright color. If you like Claudette or westerns it's okay but don't expect anything above the routine. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Fairly routines story of struggle against the bad men running the western town. There's some overacting involved, but the plot is interesting enough. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Certainly one of Claudette Colbert's most unmemorable movies, but her presence and professionalism in the film boost it up barely above average. Interesting plot concept not given a very good film treatment. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member 5.5/10. Certainly one of Claudette Colbert's most unmemorable movies, but her presence and professionalism in the film boost it up barely above average. Interesting plot concept not given a very good film treatment. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Prudence Webb (Claudette Colbert), a quick-witted beauty from New Orleans, hears of the death of her father, a newspaper publisher based in Texas. Webb travels to the tiny town where he lived to take over his paper and begins using it to uncover local corruption. Webb must team up with cardsharp Chris Mooney (Barry Sullivan) when malicious ranchers Mica Ralston (Ray Collins) and Whit Sturdy (Walter Sande) don't take kindly to the liberated woman and her revealing investigations.
      Director
      Tim Whelan
      Screenwriter
      Horace McCoy
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 26m