The Man from the Alamo

The Man from the Alamo is a 1953 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Glenn Ford, Julie Adams and Chill Wills.

The Man from the Alamo
Theatrical film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	Budd Boetticher
Screenplay by	Steve Fisher D.D. Beauchamp
Story by	Niven Busch Oliver Crawford
Produced by	Aaron Rosenberg
Starring	Glenn Ford Julie Adams Chill Wills
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Virgil W. Vogel
Music by	Frank Skinner
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Universal International Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 21, 1953 (1953-08-21)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.15 million (US)

Plot

During the siege at the Alamo, John Stroud (Glenn Ford) is chosen by lot to leave the fort and check on his family and warn other families of the mission's defenders of the impending arrival of General Santa Anna. But when everyone who stayed at the Alamo is wiped out by the Mexicans, Stroud is branded a coward. When Stroud returns to his family, he finds that they have all been killed. Stroud takes the initiative to help other families move to safety from the pursuit of Wade, a Santa Anna sympathizer.

Cast

• Glenn Ford as John Stroud
• Julie Adams as Beth Anders
• Chill Wills as John Gage
• Hugh O'Brian as Lieutenant Lamar
• Victor Jory as Jess Wade
• Neville Brand as Dawes
• John Daheim as Cavish
• Myra Marsh as Ma Anders
• Jeanne Cooper as Kate Lamar
• Marc Cavell as Carlos
• Edward Norris as Mapes
• Guy Williams as Sergeant
• Arthur Space as Lieutenant Colonel William Barrett Travis
• Stuart Randall as Jim Bowie
• Trevor Bardette as Davy Crockett
• Dennis Weaver as Reb
• Ethan Laidlaw as Citizen (uncredited)
• Jack Mower as Patriot (uncredited)
• Stuart Whitman as orderly (uncredited)

External links

• The Man from the Alamo at IMDb
• The Man from the Alamo at AllMovie
• The Man from the Alamo at the TCM Movie Database
• The Man from the Alamo at Letterboxd