The Man From the Alamo

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The Man From the Alamo

1953

1h 19m

Western

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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04/29/2013

Fast moving, colorful Boetticher western--Branded!!

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03/01/2011

Very good b-Western with the the reliable Glenn Ford

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12/23/2010

Amiable western that satisfies. All the usual themes associated with the classic genre are here.

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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".

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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