- Texas Across the River
Infobox Film
name = Texas Across The River
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director = Michael Gordon
producer = Harry Keller
writer = Wells Root, Harold Greene, and Ben Starr
starring =Dean Martin Joey Bishop
music =Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen
cinematography =Russell Metty
editing = Gene Milford
distributor = Universal Pictures
released = 1966
runtime = 101 min.
country =U.S.A.
language = English
imdb_id = 0061080"Texas Across The River" is a 1966 western movie comedy with
Dean Martin andJoey Bishop . The film was directed by Michael Gordon. The movie seemed to be a spoof of "How the West was Won".Plot
The film opens with the marriage of Phoebe Ann Naylor (
Rosemary Forsyth ) to Don Andrea Baldazar, El Duce de la Casala (Alain Delon ) in Louisiana. The festivities are broken up with the arrival of Yancey Cottle (Stuart Anderson ) and his relatives, who form a U.S. cavalry unit under the command of Cottle's cousin, Captain Rodney Stimpson (Peter Graves ). When Cottle is killed Don Andrea is charged with murder, he flees, promising to meet up with Phoebe Ann across the river in Texas, not yet a U.S. state. In the wake of the failed wedding, Phoebe Ann is sent to Texas to lie low until the scandal blows over, her wagon train is helped by Sam Hollis (Dean Martin ) and his Indian sidekick, Kronk (Joey Bishop ). Along the way, Hollis gets separated from the wagon train and meets up with Don Andrea, whom he calls Baldy, and the two form an antagonistic relationship, as well as a love-triangle with Phoebe Ann, made more complex by the Indian maiden Loneta (Tina Aumont ), and the men's attempts to keep a Comanche raiding party at bay.oundtrack
The title song for the film, also known as "Texas Across the River" was written by
Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen and performed byThe Kingston Trio . ["Texas Across the River," Lyrics Playground, 2005-09, retrieved 2008-10-03.]Cast
Dean Martin as Sam HollisAlain Delon as Don Andrea Baldazar, El Duce de la Casala (a.k.a. Baldy)Rosemary Forsyth as Phoebe Ann NaylorJoey Bishop as Kronk
Peter Graves as Captain Rodney StimpsonMichael Ansara as Iron JacketAndrew Prine as SibleyRichard Farnsworth as Comanche Medicine ManReferences
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*imdb title|0061080|Texas Across the River
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