Gone to Texas is a 1986 American made-for-television biographical film originally titled Houston: The Legend of Texas.[1] It stars Sam Elliott in the title role, and is a biopic of Sam Houston's years as Governor of Tennessee through his involvement in the Texas Revolution.[2]
| Gone to Texas | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biography Drama History |
| Written by | Frank Q. Dobbs John Binder |
| Directed by | Peter Levin |
| Starring | Sam Elliott |
| Music by | Dennis McCarthy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | J.D. Feigelson |
| Producer | Frank Q. Dobbs |
| Production locations | Laredo, Texas Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas Sam Houston Park - 1100 Bagby Street, Houston, Texas Winedale Historical Farm - FM 2714, Round Top, Texas |
| Cinematography | Frank Watts |
| Editors | Mike Eliot Paula Sanburn |
| Running time | 144 minutes |
| Production companies | Friedgen Productions J.D. Feigelson Productions TAFT Entertainment Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | November 22, 1986 |
This production is notable for the complete absence of Davy Crockett in the Battle of the Alamo scenes.
Cast
edit- Sam Elliott as General Sam Houston
- Claudia Christian as Eliza Allen
- Devon Ericson as Tiana Rogers
- Ned Romero as Cherokee Chief John Jolly
- Ivy Pryce as Erastus "Deaf" Smith
- William Russ as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Travis
- John P. Ryan as President David G. Burnet, President of The Republic of Texas
- Michael Beck as Colonel Jim Bowie
- Bo Hopkins as Colonel Sidney Sherman
- James Stephens as Stephen F. Austin
- Richard Yniguez as General Antonio López de Santa Anna
- Peter Gonzales Falcon as Captain Juan Seguín
- Michael C. Gwynne as Captain Moseley Baker
- Donald Moffat as Colonel John Allen
- John Quade as Senator William Stansbury
- Ritch Brinkley as Senator Buckley
- G.D. Spradlin as President Andrew Jackson
- John de Lancie as John Van Fossen
- Javier Grajeda as Mexican Lawyer
- Robert F. Hoy as Colonel Burleson
- Cynthia Cuprill as Emily
- Blue Deckert as Thomas Rusk
- Ambrosio Guerra as General Martín Perfecto de Cos
- Jerry Haynes as Uncle Jimmy
- Brad Leland as Sergeant Quinn
- John B. Wells as Kuykendall
- Dennis Letts as Captain Ross
- Joe Morales as Captain Olivera
- Dave Tanner as George Washington Hockley
- Luis Munoz as Mexican Judge
- David Peña as Colonel Almonte
- John Nixon as Joe
- Jerry Biggs as The Messenger
- J.D. Feigelson as Military Officer At Wedding Ball
- Andy Stahl as Robinson
- Kevin R. Young as Captain Coleman
- Jimmy Ray Pickens as Taylor
- Roger Ragland as Texan Patriot (uncredited)
- Bill Chemerka as Executed Texan (uncredited)
- James Monroe Black as Colonel James Fannin (uncredited)
- Paul Suarez as Drummer Dick (uncredited)
- Mark Sevier as The Anahuac Delegate (uncredited)
- Katharine Ross as Susannah Dickinson (uncredited)
- William Schallert as The Narrator
References
edit- ^ "Gone to Texas". www.tcm.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Pitts, Michael R. (2013). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-4766-0090-1.
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