The Texan (1920)
A thrilling tale of the great south-west.
50 min
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 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.
- Release date
- October 21, 1920
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Tom Mix as Tex Benton
- Gloria Hope as Alice Marcum
- Robert Walker as Winthrop Endicott
- Charles K. French as Wolf River Mayor
- Sid Jordan as Jack Purdy
- Pat Chrisman as 'Bat,' a Half-breed
Crew
- Lynn Reynolds · Director
- Jules Furthman · Writer
- James B. Hendryx · Writer
- Lynn Reynolds · Writer
- Frank B. Good · Cinematographer