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The Man From the Alamo

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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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Different take on Alamo legend/event with Glenn Ford.

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Budd Boetticher directs a superior no-nonsense action-packed traditional 'B' Western.

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