Texas Across the River

Phoebe Ann Naylor (Rosemary Forsyth) is about to be wed to Don Andrea Baldazar, El Duce de la Casala (Alain Delon) in Louisiana in 1845. The festivities are broken up with the arrival of Yancey Cottle (Stuart Anderson) and his relatives, who form a U.S. Dragoons troop under the command of Cottle's cousin, Captain Rodney Stimpson (Peter Graves).

When Cottle, who wished to wed Phoebe Ann himself is accidentally killed, Don Andrea is charged with murder. He flees, promising to meet up with Phoebe Ann across the river in Texas, not yet a U.S. state.

In the wake of the failed wedding, Phoebe Ann is sent to Texas to lie low until the scandal blows over. Her wagon train is helped by Sam Hollis (Dean Martin) and his Indian sidekick, Kronk (Joey Bishop).

Along the way, Hollis gets separated from the wagon train and meets up with Don Andrea, whom he calls Baldy. The two form an antagonistic relationship, as well as a love-triangle with Phoebe Ann, made more complex by the Indian maiden Lonetta (Tina Aumont), and the men's attempts to keep a Comanche raiding party at bay.

• Dean Martin as Sam Hollis
• Alain Delon as Don Andrea Baldazar, El Duce de la Casala (a.k.a. Baldy)
• Rosemary Forsyth as Phoebe Ann Naylor
• Joey Bishop as Kronk
• Peter Graves as Captain Rodney Stimpson
• Michael Ansara as Iron Jacket
• Andrew Prine as Sibley
• Dick Farnsworth as Comanche Medicine Man
• Tina Marquand as Lonetta

Filming began January 1966[3] with the film being shot in Techniscope. Portions of the film were shot at North Ranch in Thousand Oaks, California.[4]

The title song for the film, also known as "Texas Across the River", was written by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen and performed by The Kingston Trio.[5]

The film is now available on DVD through Universal's MOD program. The VHS version is long out of print.

• List of American films of 1966

• Texas Across the River on IMDb
• Texas Across the River at Rotten Tomatoes
• A 2008 review of Texas Across the River