From Hell to Texas (1958)

Director:

Henry Hathaway

Writers:

Robert Buckner (screenplay) and
Wendell Mayes (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

1 June 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

in the tradition of "StageCoach" "High Noon" and "Shane" [UK]

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Based On Novel

Cast

Don Murray	...	Tod Lohman
Diane Varsi	...	Juanita Bradley
Chill Wills	...	Amos Bradley
Dennis Hopper	...	Tom Boyd
R.G. Armstrong	...	Hunter Boyd
Jay C. Flippen	...	Jake Leffertfinger
Margo	...	Mrs. Bradley
John Larch	...	Hal Carmody
Ken Scott	...	Otis Boyd
Rodolfo Acosta	...	Bayliss
Salvador Baguez	...	Cardito
Harry Carey Jr.	...	Trueblood
Jerry Oddo	...	Morgan
José Torvay	...	Miguel
Malcolm Atterbury	...	Hotel Clerk

Also Known As:

Man Hunt (UK) (poster title)
Manhunt (UK)
The Hell-Bent Kid (USA) (working title)
La fureur des hommes (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Ajojahti (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Dödsjakten (Sweden) [sv]
De razernij der mensen (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Del infierno a Texas (Spain) [es]
En mand jages (Denmark) [da]
Kynigos epikirygmenon (Greece) [el]
L'uomo che non voleva uccidere (Italy) [it]
O Homem Que Não Queria Matar (Portugal) [pt]
Raivoisat miehet (Finland) [fi]
Schiess zurück, Cowboy (West Germany) [de]

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

UK:U | West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Dennis Hopper required 85 retakes for one scene, causing director Henry Hathaway to yell at him, "You'll never work in this town again!" It was ten years before Hopper obtained another major role.

Good storyline, good unaffected young actors.

This western has all the elements that make it highly watchable. It is fast paced and full of action, has interesting characters you care about and romance but not too much and good plotting. The casting is excellent especially with Murray in the lead and one has to wonder why it is sitting on a shelf somewhere while lesser films are on video and TV and shown repeatedly. The unavailability of this film and other good films make me wonder what the selection process involves and who makes the decisions that govern what we ultimately view. There are not many votes for "From Hell To Texas" but in my opinion that is because many have never had the chance to view it in the first place. On the other hand many mediocre films have many votes probably because they are available rather than of quality. I can think of at least half a dozen films that fall in the same category. There should be some better method of resurrecting films like "From Hell To Texas" so that generations behind me can at least have the opportunity to know that a film like this even exists.