The Life of American Hero and Old Hollywood Icon Audie Murphy

Audie traveled overseas for productions including the Western The Texican and the international spy film Trunk to Cairo. These projects provided work as Hollywood offered him fewer substantial leading roles.

He later dismissed Trunk to Cairo as a poor imitation of the James Bond films, revealing his frustration with the material available to him. Audie remained a recognizable star, but his choices were narrowing as his familiar Western era approached its end.