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Lone Star

1952 · 94 min

A sturdy old-fashioned Western that ambles through political scheming and horseback skirmishes, easy to settle into on a lazy afternoon.

Directed by
Vincent Sherman
Genres
Western
Tagline
The Battle for Texas and the Battle of the Sexes!
Overview
Cattle baron Devereaux Burke is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson to dissuade Sam Houston from establishing Texas as a republic. Burke must fight state senator Thomas Craden, in the process winning the heart of Craden's newspaper-editor girlfriend Martha Ronda.

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Directed by
Vincent Sherman
Genres
Western
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • love
  • loyalty
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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