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The Man from the Alamo

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The Man from the Alamo
Theatrical film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed byBudd Boetticher
Screenplay bySteve Fisher
D.D. Beauchamp
Story byNiven Busch
Oliver Crawford
Produced byAaron Rosenberg
StarringGlenn Ford
Julie Adams
Chill Wills
CinematographyRussell Metty
Edited byVirgil W. Vogel
Music byFrank Skinner
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Universal International Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 21, 1953 (1953-08-21)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.15 million (US)[1]

The Man from the Alamo is a 1953 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Glenn Ford, Julie Adams and Chill Wills.[2]

Plot

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954
  2. ^ Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3.
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