Texas Terror is a 1935 American Monogram romantic Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne, George "Gabby" Hayes and Lucile Brown.
Sheriff John Higgins (John Wayne) believes he accidentally killed his best friend Dan Matthews during a shootout with robbers. Overcome by guilt, he resigns his badge and becomes a prospector. Dan's daughter Bess (Lucile Browne) arrives from the East to run her late father's struggling ranch. Former sheriff Ed Williams (Gabby Hayes) convinces John to work as her foreman to atone quietlyâÂÂwithout revealing his role in her father's death.
As John helps Bess manage the ranch and bonds with her, she hears rumors about the incident, straining their growing romance. Meanwhile, outlaws threaten the ranch with theft and violence.
Through action, confrontations, and alliances (including with local Native Americans), John uncovers the truthâÂÂDan was killed by the bandits, not him. He defeats the gang, clears his name, wins Bess's forgiveness and love, and finds redemption.
Texas Terror was released on February 1, 1935.
Reviewing the film as part of a collection, Stuart Galbraith called it part of a series of "substandard, ultra-cheap John Wayne pictures". Reviewing another collection, Ike Oden of DVD Verdict called it a "disposable footnote".