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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Steve Fisher (screenplay) and
D.D. Beauchamp (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
24 August 1953 (Sweden) more
Tagline:
Out Of Texas' Bravest Hour... Came The Man They Called The Coward
Plot:
During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen by lot to help... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. more
User Comments:
a ferocious western with an ethical bite more (10 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Glenn Ford | ... | John Stroud |
 | Julie Adams | ... | Beth Anders (as Julia Adams) |
| Chill Wills | ... | John Gage |
| Hugh O'Brian | ... | Lt. Tom Lamar |
| Victor Jory | ... | Jess Wade |
| Neville Brand | ... | Dawes |
| John Daheim | ... | Cavish (as John Day) |
| Myra Marsh | ... | Ma Anders |
| Jeanne Cooper | ... | Kate Lamar |
| Marc Cavell | ... | Carlos (as Mark Cavell) |
| Edward Norris | ... | Mapes |
| Guy Williams | ... | Sergeant McCauley |
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Runtime:
79 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Norway:12 (1957) (cut) | Norway:16 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #16344) | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA more
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Goofs:
Anachronisms: 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). more
Quotes:
Jess Wade:
The Alamo? What were you doing there in the first place?
John Stroud:
Well, what would you do there if the whole Mexican army...
Jess Wade:
That wasn't what I asked.
John Stroud:
That's the answer you're going to get.
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Featured in Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) (TV) more
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By chance, June clouds threatening, I sat down and watched this entertaining western on a Saturday afternoon. An earlier commentator ended his praise for this film by noting that it is "an excellent western for a Saturday afternoon." And it was. The ethical dilemma of leaving a field of battle (in this case the Alamo)to try and save the lives of loved ones is a powerful theme. The repercussions to John Stroud, Ford's weary but stalwart character, are scorn, accusations of cowardice and worse. The best part of the film are the sweeping shots of the Texas plains. The movie is well-composed, capturing the majestic plains and hills with a strength of purpose that demands an emotional response. One of the early films of Jeanne Cooper, who is a favorite of mine.