Young Guns of Texas

Young Guns of Texas
Directed by Maury Dexter
Produced by Maury Dexter
Written by Harry Spalding
Starring Gary Conway
James Mitchum
Alana Ladd
Jody McCrea
Music by Paul Sawtell
Bert Shefter
Cinematography John M. Nickolaus Jr.
Edited by Richard Einfeld
Production
company
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Release date
  • November 1962 (1962-11)
Running time
78 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Young Guns of Texas is a 1962 CinemaScope DeLuxe Color Western directed by Maury Dexter, starring James Mitchum, Alana Ladd, Jody McCrea and Chill Wills.[1]

It is known for featuring the offspring of Robert Mitchum, Alan Ladd, Joel McCrea and Chill Wills, the last also appearing in the film.[2]

Plot

Tyler Duane (Gary Conway) is expelled from West Point after the Civil War when his brother, a Union officer, is accused of stealing Army funds.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in August 1962 in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Saguaro cacti, seen throughout the film, however, only grow in Arizona, necessitating filming in Tucson, Arizona's old Tucson Studios.[3]

References

  1. "Young Guns of Texas". Internet Movie Database.
  2. YOUNG GUNS OF TEXAS Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 30, Iss. 348, (Jan 1, 1963): 134.
  3. Dexter, Maury (2012). Highway to Hollywood (PDF). p. 113.


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