MAN OF CONQUEST
DIRECTED BY GEORGE NICHOLLS JR.
PRODUCED BY SOL C. SIEGAL
REPUBLIC PICTURES
Photo with the courtesy of lasbugas
Information from IMDb
Plot Summary
The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman,
and first president of the Republic of Texas.
Full Cast
Richard Dix ... Sam Houston
Gail Patrick ... Margaret Lea
Edward Ellis ... Andrew Jackson
Joan Fontaine ... Eliza Allen
Victor Jory ... William B. Travis
Robert Barrat ... David Crockett
George 'Gabby' Hayes ... Lannie Upchurch (as George Hayes)
Ralph Morgan ... Stephen F. Austin
Robert Armstrong ... Jim Bowie
C. Henry Gordon ... Santa Ana
Janet Beecher ... Mrs. Sarah Lea
Pedro de Cordoba ... Oolooteka
Max Terhune ... Deaf Smith
Kathleen Lockhart ... Mrs. Allen
Ferris Taylor ... Jonas Lea
Leon Ames ... John Hoskins
Arthur Aylesworth ... Polk Ridge Tennessean (as Arthur Aylsworth)
Jack George ... Orchestra Leader (as Jac George)
Max Waizmann ... Official (as Max Waizman)
Ernie Adams ... Tennessee Volunteer (uncredited)
William 'Billy' Benedict ... Tommy - Fife Player (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone ... Goodwin Davis, Alamo Defender (uncredited)
Dick Botiller ... Mexican Soldier (uncredited)
Helen Brown ... Woman Nursing Bowie, Holding Child (uncredited)
Budd Buster ... Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Lane Chandler ... Bonham - Alamo Defender (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton ... Official (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissel ... Soldier (uncredited)
Sonny Chorre ... Cherokee Tribesman (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb ... Santa Ana's Aide (uncredited)
Iron Eyes Cody ... Indian (uncredited)
Tex Cooper ... Alamo Defender / Dance Bit (uncredited)
Rube Dalroy ... Tennessee Man (uncredited)
William Desmond ... Tennessee Man (uncredited)
Edward Earle ... Comander Blake (uncredited)
Jack Gargan ... Ball Attendee (uncredited)
Mildred Gover ... Eliza's Maid (uncredited)
Pauline Haddon ... Young Lady (uncredited)
Ethyl May Halls ... Townswoman (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Ball Attendee (uncredited)
Edward Hearn ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Russell Hicks ... Mr. Allen (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins ... Texican (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman ... Frightened Townsman (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten ... Footman (uncredited)
Jack Ingram ... Alamo Defender (uncredited)
Jane Keckley ... Woman (uncredited)
Cy Kendall ... Indian Affairs Agent (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr. ... Alamo Defender (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw ... Fighter with Houston (uncredited)
George J. Lewis ... Man at Tennessee Rally (uncredited)
Mary MacLaren ... Woman (uncredited)
Chief Many Treaties ... Cherokee Tribesman (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin ... Massacre Survivor (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick ... Mexican Army Officer (uncredited)
Nelson McDowell ... Tennessee Storekeeper (uncredited)
Fay McKenzie ... Young Lady (uncredited)
George Montgomery ... Young Lieutenant, Jackson Aide (uncredited)
George Morrell ... Tennessee Man (uncredited)
Horace Murphy ... Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
Bill Nestell ... Texican (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Texican (uncredited)
Sarah Padden ... Houston's Mother (uncredited)
Rose Plumer ... Tennessee Woman (uncredited)
Cyril Ring ... Ball Attendee (uncredited)
Jason Robards Sr. ... Alamo Defender (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt ... Alamo Defender (uncredited)
William Royle ... Mexican Army Officer (uncredited)
Francis Sayles ... President James Van Buren (uncredited)
Charles Stevens ... Zavola - Pro-Houston Texan (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Robert Watson (uncredited)
Hal Taliaferro ... Tennessean (uncredited)
Jim Thorpe ... Cherokee Indian (uncredited)
Chief Thundercloud ... Cherokee Indian (uncredited)
Rosa Turich ... Mexican Woman (uncredited)
Slim Whitaker ... Anti-Houston Gossip (uncredited)
Robert J. Wilke ... Texican (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe ... Tennessee Man (uncredited)
Chief Yowlachie ... Cherokee Tribesman (uncredited)
Writing Credits
Wells Root (screenplay) & (original story)
Edward E. Paramore Jr. (screenplay) (as E.E. Paramore Jr.) &
Jan Fortune (screenplay)
Harold Shumate (original story) &
Original Music
Victor Young
Cinematography
Joseph H. August
Ernest Miller
Frank Redman
Trivia
Richard Dix fractured two bones during the wrestling scene, causing a delay of a week in the production schedule.
Joseph H. August was hospitalized during the last week of filming and was replaced by Frank Redman as director of photography
Edith Head's first credit as costume designer.
Filming Locations
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Salt Springs Reservoir, Stockton, California, USA
Sonora, California, USA