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''A Texas Steer'' is a lostThe Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''A Texas Steer''
/ref> 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.Mordaunt Hall
A Texas Steer (1927)
''The New York Times'', January 2, 1928


Plot summary

Maverick Brander, a newly elected Congressman from the fictional town of Red Dog, Texas, moves to
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to serve in the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
. He supports the Eagle Rock Dam bill. Meanwhile, he flirts with a woman.


Cast

* Will Rogers as Cattle Brander *
Louise Fazenda Louise Fazenda (June 17, 1895 – April 17, 1962) was an American film actress, appearing chiefly in silent comedy films. Early life Fazenda was born in her maternal grandparents' house in Lafayette, Indiana, the daughter of merchandise bro ...
as Mrs. Ma Brander * Sam Hardy as Brassy Gall * Ann Rork as Bossy Brander * Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Farleigh Bright *
Lilyan Tashman Lilyan Tashman (October 23, 1896 – March 21, 1934) was an American actress. Tashman was best known for her supporting roles as tongue-in-cheek villainesses or playing the vindictive "other woman". She made 66 films over the course of her ...
as Dixie Style * George F. Marion as Fishback *
Bud Jamison William Edward "Bud" Jamison (February 15, 1894 – September 30, 1944)Okuda, Ted, and Edward Watz. 1999. The Columbia Comedy Shorts: Two-reel Hollywood Film Comedies 1933–1958'. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. . was an American film actor. ...
as Othello (as Bud Jamieson) *
Arthur Hoyt Arthur Hoyt (March 19, 1874 – January 4, 1953) was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 275 films in his 34-year film career, about a third of them silent films. Career Born in Georgetown, Colorado, in 1874, Hoyt mad ...
as Knott Innitt * Mack Swain as Bragg *
William Orlamond William Anderson Orlamond (1 August 1867 – 23 April 1957) was a Danish-American film actor. Orlamond appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1938. Partial filmography * '' A Rogue's Romance'' (1919) * '' Elmo the Mighty'' (191 ...
as Blow *
Lucien Littlefield Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 – June 4, 1960) was an American actor who achieved a long career from silent films to the television era. He was noted for his versatility, playing a wide range of roles and already portraying old men befor ...
as Yell


Critical reception

The film was reviewed in ''
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'' 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."


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External links

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Turner Classic MoviesStill with Louise Fazenda, Ann Rork, and Will Rogers
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