Lone Star
Seen it?1952 | 94 min | Western
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1952: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vincent Sherman
- Clark GableDevereaux Burke
- Ava GardnerMartha Ronda
- Broderick CrawfordThomas Craden
- Lionel BarrymoreAndrew Jackson
- Beulah BondiMinniver Bryan
- Ed BegleyAnthony Demmet
- James BurkeLuther Kilgore
- William FarnumTom Crockett
- Lowell GilmoreCaptain Elliott
- Moroni OlsenSam Houston