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Lone Star
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Will Texas be independent or a U.S. state? Ex-President Andrew Jackson recruits cattIeman Devereaux Burke to travel through hostile lndian land, find Texas hero Sam Houston and persuade him to support annexation. In exchange, Burke will gain a contract to seIl beef to U.S. forces during the war with Mexico sure to follow statehood. He'II aIso garner something unexpected: the Iove of beauteous Austin newspaper pubIisher Martha Ronda. CIark Gable and Ava Gardner play the Iove-fated pair in this rugged semi historicaI saga of Lone Star destiny. Standing in the way: Thomas Craden (Broderick Crawford), the ardent independence advocate and paramilitary leader who desires Martha for himseIf. Vincent Sherman directs. The top supporting cast incIudes Lionel Barrymore (as Jackson), BeuIah Bondi and Ed Begley. |
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