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The Man from the Alamo

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6.5/10 • 36

1953-08-071h 19m

Western

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?

Directors
Budd Boetticher
Editors
Virgil W. Vogel

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  1. Glenn Ford

    Glenn Ford

    John Stroud

  2. Julie Adams

    Julie Adams

    Beth Anders

  3. Chill Wills

    Chill Wills

    John Gage

  4. Hugh O'Brian

    Hugh O'Brian

    Lt. Lamar

  5. Victor Jory

    Victor Jory

    Jess Wade

  6. Neville Brand

    Neville Brand

    Dawes

  7. John Daheim

    John Daheim

    Cavish

  8. Myra Marsh

    Myra Marsh

    Ma Anders

  9. Jeanne Cooper

    Jeanne Cooper

    Kate Lamar

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John Chard

May 29, 2017

7/10

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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
alamo