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The Man From the Alamo (1953)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:5
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7/10
Runtime: 80 mins
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: In the heat of battle at the Alamo, a group of men draw straws to see which of them will leave the fort to save their families from bandits marauding the Texan countryside. John Stroud (Glenn Ford)... In the heat of battle at the Alamo, a group of men draw straws to see which of them will leave the fort to save their families from bandits marauding the Texan countryside. John Stroud (Glenn Ford) is the one chosen to leave, but upon reaching the outside world he is mistaken for a deserter and branded a coward. Because of this unjust stigma, he must prove himself in battle all over again--even if it means using his mistaken identity to infiltrate the bandit gang. [More]
Starring: Glenn Ford, Julie Adams, Hugh O'Brian, Chill Wills
Starring: Glenn Ford, Julie Adams, Hugh O'Brian, Chill Wills, Victor Jory, Jeanne Cooper, Neville Brand, Edward Norris, Guy Williams
Director: Budd Boetticher
Director: Budd Boetticher
Screenwriter: D. D. Beauchamp, Steve Fisher
Story: Niven Busch, Oliver Crawford
Producer: Aaron Rosenberg
Composer: Frank Skinner
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Budd Boetticher directs a superior no-nonsense action-packed traditional 'B' Western.
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