The Lucky Texan - Jerry Mason, a young Texan, and Jake Benson, an old rancher, become partners and strike it rich with a gold mine. They then find their lives complicated by bad guys and a woman.

The Lucky Texan (1934)
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Writers: Robert N. Bradbury
Stars: John Wayne, Barbara Sheldon, George 'Gabby' Hayes
Genre: Western, Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 1934 (United States)
Also Known As: Gold Strike River
Filming Locations: Kernville, California, USA

Story:
When miners Mason and Benson turn in their gold at the assay office, the assay officials trail Benson back to the mine and shoot him. Mason is then arrested for the murder. But the supposedly dead Benson survived and now plans a surprise for the culprits at Mason's trial.

Review:
One of the Best of Wayne's Lone Star Westerns
"Lucky Texan" is one of a series of Lone Star westerns made by Wayne between 1933-35. This one is a cut above the average. The plot involves Wayne and his partner (George Hayes) finding gold and the efforts of baddies Lloyd Whitlock and Yakima Canutt to cheat them out of it.

This film contains a couple of oddities for a series western. Firstly, while pursuing one of the bad guys on horseback, Wayne actually misses tackling him off of his horse and lands at the bottom of a ravine. But fear not. A large downward sloping sluce just happens to be nearby and the Duke grabs a tree branch, mounts it and slides down the sluce in time to leap up a tree and jump the fleeing villain. Secondly, the final chase sequence is also interesting in that the baddies are escaping in an old railway utility car and are pursued by Hayes in a vintage auto which criss crosses the tracks Keystone Cops style with the villains, and of course by Wayne on horseback.

It is also noteworthy that Hayes, who played many different characters in this series, plays Jake Benson very close to his eventual "Gabby" character, which he had not fully developed at this time. The series also benefited from the stunt work of Yakima Canutt who can be clearly seen doubling for Wayne and others in this entry. Written by bsmith5552 on imdb.com

Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) The Lucky Texan
John Wayne: Gold Strike River (In Color)
Australia The Lucky Texan
Brazil Sorte de Verdade
Denmark Hajerne ved Guldminen
France La mine du Texan(Video Title)
France Le Texan chanceux
France Pour quelques pépites(DVD box title)
Germany Das Gold von Texas
Germany Der unerbittliche Texaner(DVD Title)
Germany Goldgier(DVD Title)
Greece O tyheros tou Texas(transliterated title)
Greece Ο τυχερός του Τέξας
Hungary Ahol az arany, ott a bűn
Italy La valle dell'oro
Japan ラッキーなテキサス人
Poland Szczęśliwy Teksańczyk
Soviet Union Везучий техасец(Russian)
Spain El tejano afortunado
Spain El texano afortunado(alternative spelling)
United Kingdom The Lucky Texan
United States The Lucky Texan
United States Gold Strike River(Alternative Title)
West Germany Western von gestern: Lucky Texan(TV Title)
West Germany Western von gestern: Lucky Texan in Gefahr(TV Title)

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