UNDER WESTERN STARS (1938)/TEX AVERY “The First Bad Man” CARTOON (1955) #ICFTXFF
UNDER WESTERN STARS (1938)/TEX AVERY “The First Bad Man” CARTOON (1950s)
Director: Joseph Kane (UNDER WESTERN STARS); Tex Avery (CARTOONS)
Filmed in California
Introduced by Sean Griffin (SMU Film History Professor)
Roy Rogers is elected to Congress to bring the misery of the 1930s "Dustbowl" to the attention of Washington politicians. (IMDb) Although not filmed in Texas, the star of UNDER WESTERN STARS, Roy Rogers, came to Garland to promote the film and was photographed on the square during the trip.
UNDER WESTERN STARS will be followed by “The First Bad Man” cartoon from famous Texas animator Tex Avery.
The IT CAME FROM TEXAS Film Festival makes its triumphant return to the Plaza Theatre in Garland, located at 521 W. State Street. The second annual IT CAME FROM TEXAS Film Festival, which celebrates films made either wholly or in part within the Lone Star State, will kick off on Friday, September 13 and continue through Sunday, September 15, taking place entirely within the Plaza Theatre, on the recently remodeled square in downtown Garland. As with last year’s inaugural edition of this new fest, IT CAME FROM TEXAS will be sponsored by the City of Garland and Garland Cultural Arts.
