Western

The Man from the Alamo

- Out Of Texas' Bravest Hour... Came The Man They Called The Coward

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?

Release Date : 1953-08-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Stroud

Original Name : Glenn Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beth Anders (as Julia Adams)

Original Name : Julie Adams

Gender : Female

Character Name : John Gage

Original Name : Chill Wills

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Lamar

Original Name : Hugh O'Brian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jess Wade

Original Name : Victor Jory

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dawes

Original Name : Neville Brand

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cavish (as John Day)

Original Name : John Daheim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ma Anders

Original Name : Myra Marsh

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kate Lamar

Original Name : Jeanne Cooper

Gender : Female

Character Name : Carlos (as Mark Cavell)

Original Name : Marc Cavell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mapes

Original Name : Edward Norris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : Guy Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Carl Andre

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Emile Avery

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Trevor Bardette

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : John Barton

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Bob Burns

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Polly Burson

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Robert Carson

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Phil Chambers

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Fred Coby

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Richard H. Cutting

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : George Eldredge

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Helen Gibson

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Brett Halsey

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Chuck Hamilton

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Bob Herron

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Robert F. Hoy

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Ethan Laidlaw

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Evan Loew

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Kenneth MacDonald

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : John McKee

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Frank Mills

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Monte Montague

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Alberto Morin

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Jack Mower

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Howard Negley

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Eddie Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Dan Poore

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Hugh Prosser

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Stuart Randall

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Walter Reed

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : David Sharpe

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Robert Smiley

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Arthur Space

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Duke Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Dennis Weaver

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Patsy Weil

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Smoki Whitfield

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Stuart Whitman

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Frank Wilcox

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Guy Wilkerson

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

He's just an unlucky guy. As the war for Texas independence heightens, the Alamo has become a critical point of time buying interest. Fearing that their families will perish under the might of the marauding Mexican army, the men of the Alamo draw lots to see which one of them will flee the Alamo battle to steer their respective families out of harms way. John Stroud is the man faced with the task, but upon reaching his destinations he finds he's too late to save anyone. However, this is just the start of his worries as he finds he has been branded a coward for leaving the Alamo, where all have now perished! While his attempts to avenge the murder of his family are beset with problems at every turn. In truth, no great shakes in the Western genre here, and certainly not even close to being amongst the better work of director Budd Boetticher (The Tall T & Comanche Station) or Glenn Ford (The Big Heat & Blackboard Jungle). It's also not high on production value and doesn't have location vitality to give it an earthy sheen, it still, however, manages to be an entertaining piece putting an interesting offshoot to the Alamo legend. Glenn Ford is an ever watchable star and he manages to keep this picture afloat by putting a bit of cool bravado urgency into the role of John Stroud. With dashes of emotional fortitude, his relationship with the young, recently orphaned Carlos, gives the film its emotional weight, and when that sits alongside the usual array of shoot them up sequences it makes for good honest Western fare. Of the supporting cast, Chill Wills and Neville Brand put in some fine work, while there has been far far worse female leads in this genre than the radiant Julie Adams. Of Boetticher's direction? It's just about adequate, where working within the confines of the lot and the lowly budget origins, he manages to pull it through, but in truth probably himself cringed at some of the final night time sequences in the cut. He of course, a couple of years down the line, would go on to direct some of the best genre pieces on the market, so he owes the genre fan very little all told. So good and bad here folks, with the good far outweighing the technically bad deficiencies on offer. But come on now, if you can't enjoy Ford having a good old punch up on the brink of a waterfall? Well you're probably better off not watching a 50s "B" Western in the first place then. 6.5/10