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The Man from the Alamo
Out Of Texas' Bravest Hour... Came The Man They Called The Coward
During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen by lot to help others' families) but is too late to accomplish his mission, and is branded a coward. Since he cannot now expose a gang of turncoats, he infiltrates them instead. Can he save a wagon train of refugees from Wade's Guerillas?
- Original title
- The Man from the Alamo
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
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John Chard
May 29, 2017 · via TMDB
He's just an unlucky guy. As the war for Texas independence heightens, the Alamo has become a critical point of time buying interest. Fearing that their families will perish under the might of the marauding Mexican army, the men of the Alamo draw lots to see which one of them will flee the Alamo battle to steer their respective families out of harms way. John Stroud is the man faced with the task, but upon reaching his destinations he finds he's too late to save anyone. However, this is just the start of his worries as he finds he has been branded a coward for leaving the Alamo, where all have now perished! While his attempts to avenge the murder of his family are beset with problems at every turn. In truth, no great shakes in the Western genre here, and certainly not even close to being amongst the better work of director Budd Boetticher (The Tall T & Comanche Station) or Glenn Ford (The Big Heat & Blackboard Jungle). It's also not high on production value and doesn't have location vitality to give it an earthy sheen, it still, however, manages to be an entertaining piece putting an interesting offshoot to the Alamo legend. Glenn Ford is an ever watchable star and he manages to keep this picture afloat by putting a bit of cool bravado urgency into the role of John Stroud. With dashes of emotional fortitude, his relationship with the young, recently orphaned Carlos, gives the film its emotional weight, and when that sits alongside the usual array of shoot them up sequences it makes for good honest Western fare. Of the supporting cast, Chill Wills and Neville Brand put in some fine work, while there has been far far worse female leads in this genre than the radiant Julie Adams. Of Boetticher's direction? It's just about adequate, where working within the confines of the lot and the lowly budget origins, he manages to pull it through, but in truth probably himself cringed at some of the final night time sequences in the cut. He of course, a couple of years down the line, would go on to direct some of the best genre pieces on the market, so he owes the genre fan very little all told. So good and bad here folks, with the good far outweighing the technically bad deficiencies on offer. But come on now, if you can't enjoy Ford having a good old punch up on the brink of a waterfall? Well you're probably better off not watching a 50s "B" Western in the first place then. 6.5/10
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Glenn Ford
John Stroud
Julie Adams
Beth Anders
Chill Wills
John Gage
Hugh O'Brian
Lt. Lamar
Victor Jory
Jess Wade
Neville Brand
Dawes
John Daheim
Cavish
Jeanne Cooper
Kate Lamar
Marc Cavell
Carlos
Edward Norris
Mapes
Guy Williams
Sergeant
Bob Burns
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Polly Burson
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Richard H. Cutting
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Helen Gibson
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Chuck Hamilton
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Robert F. Hoy
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Ethan Laidlaw
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Kenneth MacDonald
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John McKee
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Monte Montague
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Hugh Prosser
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Walter Reed
Billings (uncredited)
David Sharpe
—
Arthur Space
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Dennis Weaver
Tennessean (uncredited)
Smoki Whitfield
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Stuart Whitman
Orderly (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Texas Patriot at Meeting (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Rifleman (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette
Davy Crockett (uncredited)
Phil Chambers
(uncredited)
George Eldredge
Sheriff Kohl (uncredited)
Brett Halsey
Courier (uncredited)
Bob Herron
(uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy
Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Alamo Soldier (uncredited)
Alberto Morin
Trooper (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Texas Patriot at Meeting (uncredited)
Howard Negley
General Sam Houston (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Franklin Citizen (uncredited)
Stuart Randall
Jim Bowie (uncredited)
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Evelyn Finley
Stunt Double
Polly Burson
Stunts
Budd Boetticher
Director
Virgil W. Vogel
Editor
Frank Skinner
Music
Niven Busch
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Jul 23, 1953
San Antonio, Texas
Aug 7, 1953
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Aug 21, 1953
