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4 for Texas (1963) was a Western - Comedy Film directed by Robert Aldrich and produced by Howard W. Koch, Robert Aldrich and Walter Blake.

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4 for Texas

By RBuccicone on Apr 18, 2012 From MacGuffin Movies

4 for Texas (1963)      Immediately upon it’s opening, 4 for Texas informs us that Charles Bronson‘s character is the villain and characters named Zack and Joe are the good guys, a fact that is easy to forget as we stumble through a sloppy story in which Rat Packers Dean Martin and F... Read full article

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4 for Texas Quotes:

Zack Thomas: How 'bout we get down to business?
Joe Jarrett: Well I drink much better standing up than sittin'.
Maxine Richter: [Talking about a nude portraid of herself] This was the only thing my husband left me. He was a... connoisseur of art.
Joe Jarrett: It's a shame he didn't leave you any clothes to go with it.
Zack Thomas: Tell me something Mr. Jarrett, how many states would you say you're wanted in?
Joe Jarrett: How many states are there Mr. Thomas?
Joe Jarrett: ...And then there are the kids...
Zack Thomas: Kids?
Joe Jarrett: ...All twenty five of them.
Zack Thomas: Twenty five? You must have the fastest horse in Texas. You'd better have a little more of this to keep your strength up.
Elya Carlson: In my country we have a saying: "a secret whispered in a coffee house is as confidential as a headline in a newspaper".
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4 for Texas Facts
Director Robert Aldrich intensely disliked Frank Sinatra's non-professional attitude and tried unsuccessfully to have him dismissed from the film.
During one scene in the film, we see a building with a painted sign for the "SAM Company". "SAM" is the name of the production company that made the film and it stood for Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
The role of Maxine Richter was originally intended for Gina Lollobrigida.
Anita Ekberg and Ursula Andress both did nude screen tests, Hollywood's first. However the censors removed all nudity from the finished film.
Bette Davis declined a role in this film to do Dead Ringer.
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