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OK,movie executives brainstorming,what if 1 guy left the Alamo??Everyone thinks he's a coward,but he lost a lottery with fellows from the same area and had to leave to warn THEIR families of renegades in their area.
Now that seems how the idea came about to make this movie ???
But dang if-in it just done works !!!!!!!
I love the cast,all great from that era,headed by Glenn Ford,as the"coward"and Julie Adams as the woman who believes him.I'm sure there was a very subtile political message hidden because at the time this 1953 movie was made,the cold war was at its hight and "commies"were everywhere and courage,well,that came in short supply.What better way to dramatize that then going back to something as religious non debatable patriotic as the Alamo and yet have someone, such a coward for leaving that temple,actually be bearing news about renegades truth??? Er,or just the movie exec brainstorming,ether way its a thrilling ride with old west values and fine right vs wrong character portrayals we don't see enough of in today"gray"heros.Well worth the view.It only runs 79 minutes and I took 1 star off for the crazy idea even though it worked.Trailer URL follows the picture and a IMDB summary is below.
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? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
http://www.starz.com/titles/TheManFromTheAlamo
Now that seems how the idea came about to make this movie ???
But dang if-in it just done works !!!!!!!
I love the cast,all great from that era,headed by Glenn Ford,as the"coward"and Julie Adams as the woman who believes him.I'm sure there was a very subtile political message hidden because at the time this 1953 movie was made,the cold war was at its hight and "commies"were everywhere and courage,well,that came in short supply.What better way to dramatize that then going back to something as religious non debatable patriotic as the Alamo and yet have someone, such a coward for leaving that temple,actually be bearing news about renegades truth??? Er,or just the movie exec brainstorming,ether way its a thrilling ride with old west values and fine right vs wrong character portrayals we don't see enough of in today"gray"heros.Well worth the view.It only runs 79 minutes and I took 1 star off for the crazy idea even though it worked.Trailer URL follows the picture and a IMDB summary is below.
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? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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