4 for Texas

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4 for Texas
Directed by Robert Aldrich
Produced by Robert Aldrich
Written by Teddi Sherman
Robert Aldrich
Starring Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Anita Ekberg
Ursula Andress
Charles Bronson
The Three Stooges
Music by Nelson Riddle
Cinematography Ernest Laszlo
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s) 1963
Running time 124 minutes
Country Flag of the United States United States
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4 for Texas is a 1963 western comedy starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, and Ursula Andress, and featuring screen thugs Charles Bronson and Mike Mazurki, with a memorable cameo appearance by the Three Stooges (Larry Fine, Moe Howard, and Curly Joe DeRita). The film was written by Teddi Sherman and Robert Aldrich, and directed by Robert Aldrich.

[edit] Cast

Frank Sinatra ... Zack Thomas
Dean Martin ... Joe Jarrett
Anita Ekberg ... Elya Carlson
Ursula Andress ... Maxine Richter
Charles Bronson ... Matson
Victor Buono ... Harvey Burden (President, Galveston Savings & Trust)
Edric Connor ... Prince George (carriage driver)
Nick Dennis ... Angel
Richard Jaeckel ... Pete Mancini
Mike Mazurki ... Chad (Zack's bodyguard)
Wesley Addy ... Winthrop Trowbridge
Marjorie Bennett ... Miss Emmaline
Virginia Christine ... Elya Carlson's maid
Ellen Corby ... Widow
Jack Elam ... Dobie
Joe DeRita ... Painting deliveryman (billed as The Three Stooges)
Larry Fine ... Painting deliveryman (billed as The Three Stooges)
Moe Howard ... Painting deliveryman (billed as The Three Stooges)

[edit] Technical details, premiere dates, award and DVD release

4 for Texas was filmed in 1.85:1 aspect ratio on 35-millimeter Technicolor film and had its U.S. premiere on December 18, 1963. It was nominated for the Golden Laurel as "Top Action Drama", ultimately coming in 4th. Its first DVD release arrived on November 20, 2001 and the second release (as part of The Rat Pack collection of Ocean's 11 and Robin and the 7 Hoods) was on June 13, 2006. Forty-three years after its original premiere, 4 for Texas was presented at the Turin Film Festival on November 12, 2006.

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Feature films starring the Three Stooges

Soup to Nuts (1930) • Turn Back the Clock (1933) • Meet the Baron (1933) • Dancing Lady (1933) • Myrt and Marge (1933) • Fugitive Lovers (1934) • Hollywood Party (1934) • The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) • Start Cheering (1938) • Time Out for Rhythm (1941) • My Sister Eileen (1942) (Cameo) • Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943) (scenes deleted) • Rockin' in the Rockies (1945) • Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) • Gold Raiders (1951) • Columbia Laff Hour (1956) • Have Rocket, Will Travel (1959) • Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960) • Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961) • The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962) • The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) • The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963) • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) (Cameo) • 4 for Texas (1963) (Cameo) • The Outlaws Is Coming (1965) • Kook's Tour (1970)
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