A founding father of Texas, now mostly lost to time — literally.
The life of Sam Houston, soldier, statesman, patriot and one of the founders of the Republic of Texas, is depicted.
Direction
Raoul Walsh before he became a legend — early epic instincts.
Production
Gone. All but a few stills. The ultimate 'what if'.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Only a few production stills survive. The complete negative was likely destroyed in a 1931 Fox vault fire.
This was part of a 1910s wave of Sam Houston hagiographies that helped cement his folk-hero status in Texas identity.
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