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The Lucky Texan - Movie Review |
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The third film in a series of Lone Star westerns made by John Wayne between 1933-35 for producer Paul Malvern, The Lucky Texan features Wayne as Jerry Mason, a young college graduate who, along with old family friend Jake Benson (George Hayes), who locate a secret gold field and the efforts of baddies Lloyd Whitlock and Yakima Canutt to cheat them out of it. As is usually the case with these B Westerns the attraction is both the young John Wayne before he fully develops his heroic cowboy persona and the stunt work of the legendary Yakima Canutt (the best one is where Mason leaps for a bad guy, misses, falls into a ravine, and ends up catching the guy at the other end). Yakima Canutt doubled both Wayne, Hayes, and several of the villains. In fact, Canutt got to virtually chase himself in a gasoline-powered handcar in the film's exciting finale.
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The Lucky Texan - Cast & Crew |
| Directed by: Robert N Bradbury Written by: Robert N Bradbury Starring: Barbara Sheldon, Earl Dwire, Eddie Parker, Gordon De Main, John Wayne, Lloyd Whitlock, Yakima Canutt Crew: Archie Stout, Carl Pierson, Paul Malvern, Yakima Canutt Copyright: Public Domain Format: Black + White Duration: 55 mins Year: 1934 Tags: Western |
The Lucky Texan Trivia - Did You Know?In 1966, Yakima Canutt received a special Academy Award for his lifetime of excellence as a stunt performer, winning kudos "for creating the profession of stunt man as it exists today and for the development of many safety devices used by stunt men everywhere." In 1975, he was also inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. Canutt. remained active in films until 1976, ending his career as a consultant on Equus. His son later carried on in the family business. In 1979, Canutt published his memoirs, Stunt Man: The Autobiography of Yakima Canutt. Yakima Canutt died in Hollywood on May 24, 1986, at the age of 90. Related FilmsLawless Frontier | The Man from Utah | Lawless Range | Arizona Kid | Captain Kidd | |
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