Young Guns of Texas


Young Guns of Texas is a 1962 CinemaScope DeLuxe Color Western directed by Maury Dexter and starring James Mitchum, Alana Ladd, Jody McCrea, and Chill Wills. It is known for featuring the offspring of Robert Mitchum, Alan Ladd, Joel McCrea, and Chill Wills, the last also appearing in the film.

Plot

Tyler Duane is expelled from West Point after the Civil War when his brother, a Union officer, is accused of stealing Army funds.

Cast

Filming took place in August 1962 in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Saguaro cacti, seen throughout the film, however, only grow in Arizona, necessitating filming in Tucson, Arizona's old Tucson Studios.