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The Man From The Alamo [1953]
starring: Glenn Ford, Julie Adams, Chill Wills, Hugh O'Brian, Victor Jory
directed by: Budd Boetticher

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Binding: DVD
EAN: 5050582031683
Format: PAL
Label: Universal Pictures UK
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UK
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Pictures UK
Region Code: 2
Release Date: October 06, 2003
Running Time: 76 minutes
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Theatrical Release Date: 1953-08
Sales Rank: 42171

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- Poor beginnings drag down an otherwise excellent B-Western
The siege of the Alamo took place in early 1836 some 200 or so men defended the old crumbling adobe mission for 13 days against the might of the Mexican Army, apart from a small group of women and young children there were no known survivors. From a novel by Niven Busch and Oliver Crawford THE MAN FROM THE ALAMO (1953) is a B-Western directed by Bud Boetticher and starring Glenn Ford in the title role.

John Stroud (Ford) with a small group of locals from his home town secretly draw lots to decide which of them will leave the fort to protect their families. Stroud draws the black bean and prepares to leave the fort to the dismay of the other defenders. Riding hell-for-leather he arrives home too late, discovering from Carlos (sole ... Read More:

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- Early Budd Boetticher Western
Directed in 1953 by talented young ex- bullfigther and film director Budd Boetticher, author that wonderful string of 1950'ths westerns starring Randolph Scott and the unforguetable masterpiece "Seven Man from Now" that made a star of Lee Marvin, "The Man from the Alamo " although not in the same level is never the less a worth seeing film that tells the stoory of a Man wrongly acussed of being the only Alamo survivor because...he was a coward and run away!
Uselees to say Glenn Ford gives a strong performance in this western about a man in search of his family murderers and tryng to clean up his name.In fact it was probably in the western genre that Ford gave is best performances ( Jubal, Cimarron, The Cowboys, and 3.10 to Yuma)although ... Read More:

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