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The Man from the Alamo ()

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During the Alamo siege, John Stroud is sent to Ox Bow to protect the townsfolk but, following a massacre, he infiltrates Jess Wade's gang of turncoat renegades supporting the Mexicans.
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John Stroud
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Beth Anders (as Julia Adams)
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John Gage
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Lt. Lamar
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Jess Wade
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Dawes
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Cavish (as John Day)
Myra Marsh ...
Ma Anders
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Kate Lamar
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Carlos (as Mark Cavell)
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Mapes
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Sergeant
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carl Andre ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Emile Avery ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Davy Crockett (uncredited)
John Barton ...
Townsman (uncredited)
Raymond Bond ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Polly Burson ...
Woman on Train (uncredited)
Roy Butler ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Jim - Texas Patriot at Meeting (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Franklin Citizen (uncredited)
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Sheriff Kohl (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
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Courier (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Franklin Citizen (uncredited)
Walter Lawrence ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Evan Loew ...
Mrs. Mapes (uncredited)
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Franklin Citizen in Lynch Mob (uncredited)
John McKee ...
Kay (uncredited)
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Alamo Soldier (uncredited)
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Franklin Citizen (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Texas Patriot at Meeting (uncredited)
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General Sam Houston (uncredited)
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Franklin Citizen (uncredited)
Dan Poore ...
Cobby (uncredited)
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Jim Bowie (uncredited)
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Billings (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Alamo Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Smiley ...
Hayworth (uncredited)
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Lt. Col. William Barrett Travis (uncredited)
Duke Taylor ...
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Harte Wayne ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Tennessean (uncredited)
Patsy Weil ...
Lamar's Daughter (uncredited)
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Sam (uncredited)
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Orderly (uncredited)
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Texas Patriot at Meeting (uncredited)
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Rifleman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Budd Boetticher

Written by

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Steve Fisher ... (screenplay) and
D.D. Beauchamp ... (screenplay)
 
Niven Busch ... (story) and
Oliver Crawford ... (story)

Produced by

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Aaron Rosenberg ... producer

Music by

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Frank Skinner

Cinematography by

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Russell Metty ... director of photography

Editing by

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Virgil W. Vogel ... (as Virgil Vogel)

Editorial Department

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William Fritzsche ... color consultant: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Alexander Golitzen
Emrich Nicholson

Set Decoration by

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Russell A. Gausman ... (set decorations)
Ruby R. Levitt ... (set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Bill Thomas ... (costumes)

Makeup Department

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Joan St. Oegger ... hair stylist
Bud Westmore ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Dewey Starkey ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Tom Shaw ... assistant director
Phil Bowles ... assistant director (uncredited)
Marshall Green ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Leslie I. Carey ... sound
Corson Jowett ... sound
Donald Cunliffe ... sound (uncredited)
Frank Gorback ... sound (uncredited)
Harry Moran ... sound (uncredited)

Stunts

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Polly Burson ... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Carson ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Conner ... stunts (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth ... stunts (uncredited)
Evelyn Finley ... stunt double: Julie Adams (uncredited)
Eddie Parker ... stunts (uncredited)
Audrey Scott ... stunts (uncredited)
David Sharpe ... stunt double (uncredited)
Jack Williams ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Philip H. Lathrop ... camera operator (uncredited)

Music Department

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Joseph Gershenson ... musical director (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Betty A. Griffin ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Harold Clifford ... dialogue director (uncredited)
Alfred Cline ... technician: Technicolor (uncredited)
Ledge Haddow ... technician: Technicolor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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

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Taglines From the Alamo to Ox-Bow...his name was a legend! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le Déserteur du Fort Alamo (France)
  • Der Mann vom Alamo (Germany)
  • El desertor de El Álamo (Spain)
  • Por la patria (Mexico)
  • Sangue Por Sangue (Brazil)
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  • 79 min
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Trivia According to a September 1952 Hollywood Reporter news item, Glenn Ford suffered three broken ribs during production when he was thrown against a tree by a horse. Filming was suspended for approximately five weeks. See more »
Goofs The revolvers employed by many of the characters all date from after the American Civil War (1861-1865). The film is set between the Battle of the Alamo (February/March 1836) and the Battle of San Jacinto (April, 1836). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005). See more »
Quotes General Sam Houston: I have just received a dispatch that Santa Anna has captured San Antonio. Colonel Travis, with less than 200 men, has withdrawn across the river to the Alamo to prepare for its defense. At the moment, that is the only military force between the Mexican army and the Sabine River... and those men need help!
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