22-689: Not to be confused with Lode Star . Lone Star , Lone Starr , Lone Stars or Lonestar may refer to: Communities in the United States [ edit ] Lone Star, Arizona , a populated place Lone Star, Fresno County, California , an unincorporated community Lone Star, Humboldt County, California , a former settlement Lone Star, Kansas , an unincorporated community Lone Star, Kentucky , an unincorporated community Lone Star, Missouri , an unincorporated community Lone Star, South Carolina , an unincorporated community Lone Star, Texas ,
44-409: A New Braunfels, Texas-based music company Lone Star Productions, a Poverty Row producer of John Wayne western films in the 1930s, released through Monogram Pictures Lonestar Productions , an Australian film production company headed by Aaron Fa'aoso MovieTime (originally named Lonestar), a Canadian digital cable specialty channel Others [ edit ] Lone Star Brewing Company ,
66-546: A city Lone Star, Cherokee County, Texas , a ghost town Lone Star, Wise County, Texas , a ghost town Lone Star, Kaufman County, Texas , an unincorporated community Lone Star, Virginia , an unincorporated community Businesses [ edit ] Media [ edit ] KZPS ("Lone Star 92.5"), a radio station serving the Dallas/Fort Worth market in Texas Lone Star Music ,
88-488: A heavy duty truck manufactured by International Truck Lone Star (1920 automobile) , an early American automobile manufactured by Lone Star Motor Truck and Tractor Corp. from 1920 to 1922 Lone Star Airlines , an American regional airline that operated domestic and international flights from 1984 to 1998 Lone Star (Amtrak train) , an Amtrak passenger train serving Chicago, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, and Houston from 1971 to 1974 Lone Star (SSW train) ,
110-497: A lot of time. There is a disturbing suspicion in this corner that, indeed, they are and that, despite its historic overtones, "Lone Star" is merely a king-size Western in which love is as mighty as muscle. It isn't art and it isn't history precisely, but the producers have Mr. Gable tussling with assorted villains and the prettiest gal north of the Rio Grande, so it probably doesn't matter, after all….Suffice it to say that Mr. Gable
132-416: A main protagonist in the 1987 Mel Brooks film Spaceballs Lone Star (TV series) , a short-lived American television series 9-1-1: Lone Star , an American procedural drama TV series "Lone Star", a 1954 episode of Hallmark Hall of Fame Music [ edit ] Lone Star, a Spanish rock band formed in 1958 Lone Star (band) , a Welsh rock band formed in 1975 Lone Star (album) ,
154-647: A passenger train operated by St. Louis Southwestern Railway between Memphis and Dallas that discontinued service in 1952 Lone Star (steamer) , wrecked near Galveston, Texas in 1865 Lone Star (towboat) , a National Historic Landmark dry docked in Le Claire, Iowa Film and television [ edit ] Lone Star (1952 film) , a Western starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner and Broderick Crawford Lone Star (1996 film) , an American mystery film written and directed by John Sayles Captain Lone Starr ,
176-710: A public community college system serving the northern portions of the Greater Houston, Texas Lone Star Geyser , Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Lone Star High School (Frisco, Texas) , a public high school The Lone Star , a barque featured in the Sherlock Holmes story " The Five Orange Pips " Lone Star tick, a tick known scientifically as Amblyomma americanum See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Lone Star All pages with titles containing Lone Star Lone star flag (disambiguation) Lone Star Series ,
198-472: Is a man who is ready to throw a punch and fire a six-gun as well as pitch woo. And before the besieged Congres in Austin has voted to make Texas part of the union, he has settled his differences with Broderick Crawford…and Ava Gardner, as unlikely a newspaper publisher as any we've seen…Mr. Crawford, who loses that battle, his dreams of empire and his girl, is a standard, snarling bad man but one who ultimately has
220-546: Is allowed to leave, but soon returns with a group of armed men to rescue the senators and reveal his support for annexation. The senators inform Dev that Sam Houston is on the other side of the Pecos River, negotiating a peace treaty with the Apache. Dev leaves to find Houston, but is followed by Craden. Dev and Craden find Houston with the Apache. Dev gets a signed letter from Houston telling of Houston's actual position, but
242-468: Is an archaic word for a star that guides, especially the northern pole star . Lodestar may also refer to: Lone Star (1952 film) Lone Star is a 1952 American Western film starring Clark Gable , Ava Gardner , Broderick Crawford , Ed Begley , and Lionel Barrymore (in his final role) as President Andrew Jackson . The film also marks the first (uncredited) screen appearance by then-13-year-old George Hamilton , playing beside Barrymore in
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#1732772119881264-592: Is called on to organize the defense of the Texas Congress. Craden attacks the fort-like congress building with several dozen armed men on horseback. Dev leads the defenders as they repulse two waves of attack, but the battle begins to turn against them during the third wave of attack. Houston arrives with the Apache just in time to end the battle before any senators are killed. Dev and Craden fight each other hand-to-hand until Dev knocks out Craden. Annexation succeeds, Craden concedes, and Dev wins Martha over and saves
286-479: Is wealthy rancher Thomas Craden ( Broderick Crawford ), but when Craden is ambushed by Comanches, Dev comes to his rescue. Dev and Craden travel to Austin, where they meet Martha Ronda ( Ava Gardner ), who runs the local newspaper. Craden does not know Dev supports annexation when he invites him to a dinner he planned that night for a number of senators at his home. When the senators will not all agree to vote against annexation, Craden refuses them permission to leave. Dev
308-1012: The Arena Football Association Lone Star 500, a NASCAR race in 1972, renamed the Alamo 500 Military [ edit ] 36th Infantry Division (United States) or Lone Star Division, now part of the Texas National Guard 49th Armored Division (United States) , nicknamed the Lone Star, a United States Army National Guard unit Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant , a former government-owned facility near Texarkana, Texas People [ edit ] William Henry Dietz (1884–1964), nicknamed "Lone Star", American football player and coach John Pendleton (1802–1868), nicknamed "The Lone Star", American congressman, diplomat, lawyer and farmer Other uses [ edit ] Lone Star College System
330-794: The Lone Stars), national team of Liberia, controlled by the Liberia Football Association Lone Star Football League , a regional professional indoor football league from 2012 to 2014 Lone Star League , the name of three American minor professional baseball leagues in Texas, all defunct Lone Star Conference , a college athletic conference Lone Star Park , a horse racing track in Grand Prairie, Texas Lone Star Series, an indoor football league that operated during 2021, later named
352-546: The day. According to MGM records, the film made $ 2,478,000 in the US and Canada and $ 1,444,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $ 990,000. The New York Times ' reviewer observed: “If there is any doubt at the end of "Lone Star," which clattered into the Capitol yesterday, that Texas went through some terrific growing pains before joining the United States, then Clark Gable and the other stalwarts from Metro's varsity are wasting
374-628: The debut album of the Welsh band Lone Star a posthumous demos album by English rock band Shagrat Lonestar , an American country music band Lonestar (album) , the debut album of the American band Sports [ edit ] Austin Lone Stars , a soccer club that competed in the SISL, USISL and United Soccer Leagues from 1987 to 2000 Liberia national football team (nicknamed
396-841: The first large, mechanized brewery in Texas Lonestar Cell , a telecommunication company in Liberia Lone Star Comics , a former chain of comic book stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Lone Star Funds , a worldwide private equity firm based in Dallas, Texas Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon , a casual dining restaurant chain Lone Star Toys , the name used by British company Die Cast Machine Tools Ltd for its toy products Transportation [ edit ] International LoneStar ,
418-433: The ink smears when Dev falls into a river while fleeing from Craden's men. Dev has difficulty persuading Martha that he is telling the truth, but after confirming the facts with Craden, she publishes the correct story about Houston's position. When the people of Austin are told the truth of Houston's position, they rally in support of annexation. Craden resorts to force to stop the Texas Congress from voting on annexation. Dev
440-411: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lone_Star&oldid=1243128161 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Nicknames Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lode Star (disambiguation) Lodestar
462-554: The rivalry between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball Intergalactic star , a star not gravitationally bound to any galaxy Texas , the Lone Star State Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lone Star . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
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#1732772119881484-526: The role of Jackson's servant. The movie is considered both Western and romance , set in Texas shortly before statehood. Devereaux Burke ( Clark Gable ) gets a personal request from former President Andrew Jackson ( Lionel Barrymore ) to facilitate the annexation of Texas into the United States. Opposition to annexation is gaining favor because it is mistakenly believed that Texas pioneer Sam Houston ( Moroni Olsen ) opposes statehood. The opposition leader
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