Review of The Texan

Saw part of this recently made-available 1930 film on Encore Western. Before I checked out this site, I was undecided whether or not the protagonist was being played by Gary Cooper. He looked somewhat like the older Cooper I'm used to seeing, and talked somewhat like him. But, he is extraordinarily stiff in this film. Spends too much time just standing around silent with his head pointed downward, often shifty-eyed. True, he's supposed to be an outlaw. I certainly wouldn't have regarded him as a promising actor...........In contrast, Fay Wray, in playing his beautiful Mexican girlfriend, Consuelo, seemed much more at home in her role. Later, she became Hollywood's first 'scream queen', beginning with her much remembered role as the damsel King Kong picked up, causing her to let out a shrill scream. She was also in several other early horror movies.