We are excited to announce actor William E. Harris has joined the cast of our Western TEXAS RED. He will play a FBI agent who works with local law enforcement in the search for Texas Red.
Harris has appeared in two of our previous feature films, Blood Country and Son of a Gun. He has appeared in many other films and television shows. Click Here to visit his IMDb page. Harris also auditioned for our 12 Westerns at our casting call in Vicksburg where the above picture was taken.
Our film Texas Red tells a true story of a manhunt which took place in the winter of 1940 in the Southwest region of Mississippi. Texas Red was a successful juke joint owner in a racially integrated community called Freewoods, a rare thing during this time period in the South. A group of white men led a raid on Texas Red’s cabin one night, leading to the killing of a young deputy named Hilliard Hall. Red and his partner the Oklahoma Kid, fled and were chased through the wilderness for a month by hundreds of men, including the FBI and National Guard. Red and the Kid were reported to have robbed establishments in the area before this raid but that has never been confirmed. The film follows the incredible chase, a powerful struggle for survival and justice.
Texas Red is one of our 12 Westerns in 12 Months. Click here to visit our IMDb page. Production begins in late January in Mississippi. We will be back with more casting announcements for Texas Red in the near future. To follow details about the project, please join our Facebook group Texas Red and follow the 12 Westerns in 12 Months.
-Travis Mills
