Lone Star

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Clark Gable Devereaux Burke

Ava Gardner Martha Ronda

Broderick Crawford Thomas Craden

Lionel Barrymore Andrew Jackson

Beulah Bondi Minniver Bryan