Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

The First Texan

Play trailer Poster for The First Texan 1956 1h 22m Western Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 1 Reviews 43% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Having left his post as governor of Tennessee, Gen. Sam Houston (Joel McCrea) resettles in Mexican territory along the southwest U.S. border. He soon sets his sights on reclaiming the land under the aegis of Texas independence, while romancing post-divorce new love interest Katherine Delaney (Felicia Farr). His efforts eventually lead to the historic Battle of San Jacinto and a very clever bit of battlefield strategy by Houston in his fight against forces led by Gen. Santa Anna.

Critics Reviews

View All (1) Critics Reviews
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Agreeable, decent and sincere but flat and too respectful biopic of Sam Houston. Rated: B- Oct 15, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (3) audience reviews
Audience Member Flag-waving story of Texas's journey towards The Union, but an interesting one. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member 131212: Good entertainment. Moves along steadily with few peaks, and few lows. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member historical western that's not that historically accurate Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
The First Texan

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew
View All The First Texan photos

The First Texan

The First Texan (1956) The First Texan (1956) The First Texan (1956) The First Texan (1956) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Having left his post as governor of Tennessee, Gen. Sam Houston (Joel McCrea) resettles in Mexican territory along the southwest U.S. border. He soon sets his sights on reclaiming the land under the aegis of Texas independence, while romancing post-divorce new love interest Katherine Delaney (Felicia Farr). His efforts eventually lead to the historic Battle of San Jacinto and a very clever bit of battlefield strategy by Houston in his fight against forces led by Gen. Santa Anna.
Director
Byron Haskin
Screenwriter
Daniel Bruce
Production Co
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 22m