A Texas Steer

A Texas Steer is a lost^[1] 1927 American silent film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Will Rogers. It was a cinematic adaptation from an eponymous play by Charles H. Hoyt.^[2]

A Texas Steer
Directed by	Richard Wallace
Written by	Garrett Graham Bernard McConville Will Rogers Paul Schofield
Produced by	Sam E. Rork
Starring	Will Rogers
Cinematography	Jack MacKenzie
Edited by	Frank Lawrence
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	December 4, 1927 (1927-12-04)
Running time	80 Minute
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[2] He supports the Eagle Rock Dam bill.^[2] Meanwhile, he flirts with a woman.^[2]

Cast

• Will Rogers as Cattle Brander
• Louise Fazenda as Mrs. Ma Brander
• Sam Hardy as Brassy Gall
• Ann Rork as Bossy Brander
• Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Farleigh Bright
• Lilyan Tashman as Dixie Style
• George F. Marion as Fishback
• Bud Jamison as Othello (as Bud Jamieson)
• Arthur Hoyt as Knott Innitt
• Mack Swain as Bragg
• William Orlamond as Blow
• Lucien Littlefield as Yell

Critical reception

The film was reviewed in The New York Times by film critic Mordaunt Hall in 1928.^[2] He noted, "There are passages in this film that are rowdy, but there are also a good many witty episodes."^[2]