4 for Texas
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| Directed by | Robert Aldrich |
| Produced by | Robert Aldrich |
| Written by | Teddi Sherman Robert Aldrich |
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Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Anita Ekberg Ursula Andress Charles Bronson The Three Stooges |
| Music by | Nelson Riddle |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Edited by | Michael Luciano |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4,520,000 |
| Box office | 1,367,490 admissions (France) |
4 for Texas is a 1963 American western comedy film starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, and featuring screen thugs Charles Bronson and Mike Mazurki, with a cameo appearance by Arthur Godfrey and the Three Stooges (Larry Fine, Moe Howard and Curly Joe DeRita). The film was written by Teddi Sherman and Robert Aldrich, who also directed.
In 1870, a shipment of $100,000 being transported by stagecoach to Galveston, Texas, is the object of a tug-of-war in the desert between Zack Thomas (Frank Sinatra) and Joe Jarrett (Dean Martin), who first must stave off an outlaw band led by Matson (Charles Bronson).
Later, in Galveston, Thomas and Jarrett become rivals in a bid to open a waterfront casino. Each has a new romantic attachment as well, with the beauties Elya (Anita Ekberg) and Maxine (Ursula Andress), respectively. They eventually must join forces to hold off the villainous Matson and a corrupt banker, Burden (Victor Buono), to keep their new gambling boat afloat.
The film was announced in 1960 as Two for Texas. The role of Elya was originally intended for Sophia Loren who had already worked with Sinatra in The Pride and the Passion. Although she was offered $1,000,000 for four weeks of work, Loren turned the part down.
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