A Texas Steer

A Texas Steer
Directed byRichard Wallace
Written byGarrett Graham
Bernard McConville
Will Rogers
Paul Schofield
Produced bySam E. Rork
StarringWill Rogers
CinematographyJack MacKenzie
Edited byFrank Lawrence
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • December 4, 1927 (1927-12-04)
Running time
80 Minute
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

A Texas Steer is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Will Rogers. It was a cinematic adaptation from an eponymous play by Charles H. Hoyt.[1]

Plot summary

Maverick Brander, a newly elected Congressman from the fictional town of Red Dog, Texas, moves to Washington, D.C. to serve in the United States House of Representatives.[1] He supports the Eagle Rock Dam bill.[1] Meanwhile, he flirts with a woman.[1]

Cast

Critical reception

The film was reviewed in The New York Times by film critic Mordaunt Hall in 1928.[1] He noted, "There are passages in this film that are rowdy, but there are also a good many witty episodes."[1]

Preservation

With no copies of A Texas Steer located in any film archives,[2] it is considered a lost film.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mordaunt Hall, A Texas Steer (1927), The New York Times, January 2, 1928
  2. ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Texas Steer". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
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