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  • The Texan (1920)
  • 50 min | Comedy, Western
The Texan (1920)
50 min | Comedy, Western

Tex Benton, riding across the country, sees a turtle, catches a jack rabbit and tests out the old fable of the tortoise and the hare; when the rabbit wins, Tex vows to model his behavior on that style. In a border town, he rescues an ...See moreTex Benton, riding across the country, sees a turtle, catches a jack rabbit and tests out the old fable of the tortoise and the hare; when the rabbit wins, Tex vows to model his behavior on that style. In a border town, he rescues an Indian, "Bat," and the two become friends. In Wolfville, Tex enters a rodeo. Meanwhile, a stalled Eastern train carries Alice Marcum, the girl Tex decides he wants. Tex competes with an Easterner for the girl's attentions, but Tex, the "hare," loses to the Eastern tenderfoot, the "tortoise." Tex then concludes that he is not the marrying kind. See less
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Director
Lynn Reynolds (as Lynn F. Reynolds)
Writers
Jules Furthman (scenario) (as Jules G. Furthman) | James B. Hendryx (novel) | Lynn Reynolds (scenario) (as Lynn F. Reynolds)
Cinematographer
Frank B. Good (as Frank Good)
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Updated Oct 31, 1920

Release date
Oct 1920 (United States)

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6 cast members
Name Known for
Tom Mix
Tex Benton Tex Benton   See fewer
Gloria Hope
Alice Marcum Alice Marcum   See fewer
Robert Walker
Winthrop Endicott Winthrop Endicott   See fewer
Charles K. French
Wolf River Mayor Wolf River Mayor   See fewer
Sid Jordan
Jack Purdy Jack Purdy   See fewer
Pat Chrisman
'Bat,' a Half-breed 'Bat,' a Half-breed   See fewer
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