Texas Across the River

Texas Across The River
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Directed by	Michael Gordon
Produced by	Harry Keller
Written by	Wells Root Harold Greene Ben Starr
Starring	Dean Martin Joey Bishop Alain Delon Rosemary Forsyth
Music by	Frank De Vol Sammy Cahn James Van Heusen
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Gene Milford
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	27 October 1966 (1966)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4.5 million (est. US/ Canada rentals) 707,549 admissions (France)

Texas Across The River is a 1966 western film comedy/satire with Dean Martin and Joey Bishop. The film was directed by Michael Gordon.

Plot

Phoebe Ann Naylor (Rosemary Forsyth) is about to be wed to Don Andrea Baldazar, El Duce de la Casala (Alain Delon) in 1845 Louisiana. The festivities are broken up with the arrival of Yancey Cottle (Stuart Anderson) and his relatives, who form a U.S. Dragoons troop under the command of Cottle's cousin, Captain Rodney Stimpson (Peter Graves).

When Cottle, who wished to wed Phoebe Ann himself is accidentally killed, Don Andrea is charged with murder. He flees, promising to meet up with Phoebe Ann across the river in Texas, not yet a U.S. state.

In the wake of the failed wedding, Phoebe Ann is sent to Texas to lie low until the scandal blows over. Her wagon train is helped by Sam Hollis (Dean Martin) and his Indian sidekick, Kronk (Joey Bishop).

Along the way, Hollis gets separated from the wagon train and meets up with Don Andrea, whom he calls Baldy. The two form an antagonistic relationship, as well as a love-triangle with Phoebe Ann, made more complex by the Indian maiden Loneta (Tina Aumont), and the men's attempts to keep a Comanche raiding party at bay.

Cast

• Dean Martin as Sam Hollis
• Alain Delon as Don Andrea Baldazar, El Duce de la Casala (a.k.a. Baldy)
• Rosemary Forsyth as Phoebe Ann Naylor
• Joey Bishop as Kronk
• Peter Graves as Captain Rodney Stimpson
• Michael Ansara as Iron Jacket
• Andrew Prine as Sibley
• Richard Farnsworth as Comanche Medicine Man
• Tina Aumont as Lonetta (credited as Tina Marquand)

Production

Filming began January 1966.

Home media

The film is now available on DVD through Universal's MOD program. The VHS version is long out of print.

The title song for the film, also known as "Texas Across the River", was written by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen and performed by The Kingston Trio.

See also

• List of American films of 1966

External links

• Texas Across the River at IMDb
• Texas Across the River at Rotten Tomatoes
• A 2008 review of Texas Across the River