The 3rd Of John Wayne's Superior Lone Star Western films produced By Paul Malvern - The Lucky Texan is one of his best.



Features 'The Duke' As Jerry Mason, A Young College Graduate Who, Along With An Old Family Friend Jake Benson (George Hayes) Locates A Secret Gold Field. Returning To Their Town With Their Gold, The Two buddies Make A Mistake Of Trusting The Local Assayer (Lloyd Whitlock) And His Equally Crooked Partner (Yakima Canutt). The Villians Take A Shot At Jake And, Believing They Killed The Old Man, Blame Young Jerry For The "Murder". At His Trial, Jerry Is Delighted To Discover His "Victim" Among The Spectators. The Lucky Texan Also Featured Several Great Examples Of Director Robert North Bradbury's Famous "Swish-Pan" Method, In Which Characters Are Bought From One Place To Another As The Camera Sweeps Over The Landscape In A Blur. As Always, Yakima Canutt Was Stunt Double For Both Wayne, Hayes And Several Of The Villians. In Fact, Canutt Got To Chase Himself In A Gasoline-Powered Handcar In The Film's Exciting Finale!