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The Man From the Alamo

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As the Texan militia inside the Alamo braces for Gen. Santa Anna's attack, soldier John Stroud (Glenn Ford) is chosen to go to the nearby town of Ox Bow to warn the women and children. He arrives to the scene of a massacre, with his wife and young son among the victims, perpetrated by a gang of Texans fighting for the Mexican side and led by the outlaw Jess Wade (Victor Jory). Branded a deserter for having left the Alamo before its fall, Stroud infiltrates Wade's gang to extract his revenge.
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Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 08/05/2013
Unusual Western with vigorous story telling. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/05/2005
3/5
Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) 05/08/2005
4/5
Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan 11/01/2004
3/5
Different take on Alamo legend/event with Glenn Ford. Go to Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal 07/16/2004
4/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 11/30/2003
B
Budd Boetticher directs a superior no-nonsense action-packed traditional 'B' Western. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Deke P @RT96675217 05/27/2023 1953, 100% rating from RT crits! starring GLENN FORD, + 'all star cast' of HUGH O'BRIAN, CHILLy WILLy, NEVILLE BRAND!, GUY WILLIAMS (Zorro!), & Victor JORY. Ford as man who was living down the rep cuz he left early from the Alamo to save his family from death. Had a good vibe, not hokey. So giving it 3 & 1/2 RT stars,= 'Good, i rec". Never heardo til saw a lot of it on TV 5.27.23. See more 10/07/2019 This is one of the best western films that I have seen. Most western movies I've seen lack good action scenes, but this movie has excellent action sequences and plenty of them throughout the ideal running time of 1 hour and 19 minutes. The scenery in the movie is spectacular. As far as I can tell there aren't any fake backgrounds. Out of all of the Glenn Ford movies that I have seen I think he is at his best playing John Stroud in this movie. Julia Adams is of course excellent as the leading lady in this film. See more 04/29/2013 Fast moving, colorful Boetticher western--Branded!! See more 03/01/2011 Very good b-Western with the the reliable Glenn Ford See more 12/23/2010 Amiable western that satisfies. All the usual themes associated with the classic genre are here. See more 04/18/2010 Budd Boetticher western features Glenn Ford and "Creature from the Black Lagoon" object of desire Julie Adams, "The Alamo" co-star Chill Wills, "Zorro" star Guy Williams, Hugh "Wyatt Earp" O'Brien and Victor Jory, the man with the deep, deep voice. There's lots of action as Ford plays the only man to leave the Alamo (he had good reason and drew lots with 4 other guys to see who'd go) before Santa Ana wiped everyone out. He's universally despised and branded first as a coward, then as a collaborator as he searches for the outlaw collaborators who killed his family and the families of his friends (he left the Alamo to protect them). Good cast, good direction but a so-so script leaves this in the catagory of "standard western". See more Read all reviews
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Budd Boetticher

Director

Glenn Ford

John Stroud

Julie Adams

Beth Anders

Chill Wills

John Gage

Victor Jory

Jess Wade

Hugh O'Brian

Lt. Lamar

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The Man From the Alamo

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Synopsis As the Texan militia inside the Alamo braces for Gen. Santa Anna's attack, soldier John Stroud (Glenn Ford) is chosen to go to the nearby town of Ox Bow to warn the women and children. He arrives to the scene of a massacre, with his wife and young son among the victims, perpetrated by a gang of Texans fighting for the Mexican side and led by the outlaw Jess Wade (Victor Jory). Branded a deserter for having left the Alamo before its fall, Stroud infiltrates Wade's gang to extract his revenge.
Director
Budd Boetticher
Producer
Aaron Rosenberg
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 23, 1953, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 20, 2020
Runtime
1h 19m
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