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title: 'The Texan (1930)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Cromwell'
released: '1930-05-10'
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-texan-1930'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021463/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Texan (1930)

1930 · Western · United States


## Synopsis

The Texan is a 1930 American Western film directed by John Cromwell and starring Gary Cooper and Fay Wray. Based on the short story "The Double-Dyed Deceiver" by O. Henry, the film is about a daring bandit called the Llano Kid who shoots a young gambler in self-defense and is forced to hide from the law. He is helped by a corrupt lawyer who involves the bandit in a scheme to swindle a Mexican aristocrat whose son turns out to be the young gambler killed by the Llano Kid. The screenplay was written by Daniel Nathan Rubin, and the story was adapted for the screen by Oliver H.P. Garrett and Victor Milner. Produced by Hector Turnbull for Paramount Pictures, The Texan was released in the United States on May 10, 1930. The film received positive reviews upon its theatrical release.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Cromwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cromwell)
- **Screenplay:** [O. Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/o-henry)

## Cast

- [James A. Marcus](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-a-marcus)
- [Yakima Canutt](https://cinepixo.com/people/yakima-canutt)
- [Soledad Jiménez](https://cinepixo.com/people/soledad-jimenez)
- [Oscar Apfel](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-apfel)
- [Fay Wray](https://cinepixo.com/people/fay-wray)
- [Emma Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-dunn)
- [Gary Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-cooper)

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