• Source: A Texas Steer

      • A Texas Steer is a lost 1927 American silent film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Will Rogers. It was a cinematic adaptation from an eponymous play by Charles H. Hoyt.


      Plot summary


      Maverick Brander, a newly elected Congressman from the fictional town of Red Dog, Texas, moves to Washington, D.C. to serve in the United States House of Representatives. He supports the Eagle Rock Dam bill. Meanwhile, he flirts with a woman.


      Cast


      Will Rogers as Cattle Brander
      Louise Fazenda as Mrs. Ma Brander
      Sam Hardy as Brassy Gall
      Ann Rork as Bossy Brander
      Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Farleigh Bright
      Lilyan Tashman as Dixie Style
      George F. Marion as Fishback
      Bud Jamison as Othello (as Bud Jamieson)
      Arthur Hoyt as Knott Innitt
      Mack Swain as Bragg
      William Orlamond as Blow
      Lucien Littlefield as Yell


      Critical reception


      The film was reviewed in The New York Times by film critic Mordaunt Hall in 1928. He noted, "There are passages in this film that are rowdy, but there are also a good many witty episodes."


      References




      External links


      A Texas Steer at IMDb
      Turner Classic Movies
      Still with Louise Fazenda, Ann Rork, and Will Rogers at gettyimages.com

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