Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942)

7.5/10 62 min Western

Overview

Hoping to increase its box-office allure by adopting the title of a popular song, Deep in the Heart of Texas (clap!clap!clap!clap!) was the first Johnny Mack Brown western of the 1942-43 season. The plot concerns a group of insurrectionists who intend to keep Texas separate from the rest of the USA.

Cast

Johnny Mack Brown

Jim Mallory

Tex Ritter

Brent Gordon

Fuzzy Knight

'Happy' T. Snodgrass

Jennifer Holt

Nan Taylor

William Farnum

Colonel Mallory

Harry Woods

Sergeant Idaho

Kenneth Harlan

Captain Sneed

Pat O'Malley

Jonathan Taylor

Edmund Cobb

Lieutenant Matthews

Fred Aldrich

Henchman

Johnny Bond

Accordion Player, - Jimmy Wakely Trio

Rudy Bowman

Townsman

Budd Buster

Jail Sentry

Tex Driscoll

Townsman

Frank Ellis

Barfly

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