This was Claudette Colbert's second to last theatrical feature and if this was the quality of scripts she was being offered at that time it's no wonder she stayed away six years between this and Parrish. First of all she belongs in some urbane urban setting not the Old West and try though she might she is out of place there. Additionally she and Barry Sullivan, always a dull leading man no matter his costar, go together like oil and water sharing zero romantic chemistry. The script is ordinary and the direction not terribly exciting plus the film is soft and fuzzy with over-bright color. If you like Claudette or westerns it's okay but don't expect anything above the routine.

I read one review where they said that this was Claudette Colbert's last movie. In fact, she made several made for TV films as well as the film "Parrish" after she made "Texas Lady". Just thought I should set the record straight on this. However, this same reviewer was right--everyone seemed VERY old in this film and perhaps it was in an effort to make Colbert seem younger.The film begins with Colbert beating Barry Sullivan in poker and taking control of his newspaper in Texas. It seems that Colbert has been looking forward to beating Sullivan, as she blames him for ruining her father--who was a gambling addict. Regardless, she heads west to assume control of the paper. When she arrives, she finds some mighty unfriendly folks. Later, when you find out who comes to your rescue and why, you'll most likely groan--it's THAT dumb.All in all, a stale film that simply is beneath the many talents of Colbert. It's not a terrible film bit it certainly is a poor one--with a romance that comes from out of left field and a script that never, ever packs any excitement. A sad little film.

Flat and disappointing. As suggested by others, Claudette Colbert didn't convince in her role, nor did the affable Ray Collins as the local big land owner, Mica Ralston. Only towards the end of the film was the idea put over that he and the other cattle baron, aided by corrupt lawmen, were dominating the town.The barons and their henchmen never seem very threatening.The film's opening sequences suggest that Chris Mooney is an ace gambler, but he can't be that great if he's wiped out first by a woman who's only learnt the game a year ago and then by the owner of a small-town saloon, the Wigwam, Meade Moore. And he's a very forgiving guy because he falls for the woman and immediately becomes close buddies with Moore.It doesn't seem to dawn on the barons that the US mailman would seek help once they let him through their cordon around the town. Mind you, the help turns out be just two Texas Rangers, to whom Ralston meekly gives in.Yet again in a 1950s Western, I wondered if the sums being gambled had been inflated to present-day values to convey their size; $10,000 was a heck of a lot of money in the 1880s.Several of the supporting cast were very wooden.The best thing were some of the outdoor shots of the countryside, albeit photographed in slightly curious tints.

One of the contributors to IMDb has mentioned that it'd be OK to watch this film when the weather was awful and there was nothing better to do. Well, I've just watched it on a stunning October afternoon as the Friday afternoon movie on Channel 4. How could I not have done in view of the fact that, apparently, Ms. Colbert was a favourite of my grandfather's?I can see what S. H. Scheuer was getting at in his 'Movies On TV' when he said that C.C. was miscast in the lead role. Maybe Bette Davis or Barbara Stanwyck would have been better and given the character the edge that it needed.As one called Chris myself I felt - with all the mentions of the name 'Chris', as if I were watching a film version of one of those 'stories all about your child' books one sees advertised in mail-order leaflets. Was the script-writer being paid per 'Chris', or something?The Chris Mooney character was asked of his future plans. I thought, humorously, that a re-naming to Jake, or something one would ordinarily hear more often in the context of a Western, might not have come amiss. Alternatively, 'Texas Lady' could have the alternate title 'A Man Named Chris'!If your name's Chris you'll love this movie for all the unintentional humour. Otherwise it has little to commend it.One of the stars I have given it is for the 'Chrisses', BTW.