The Man from the Alamo

The Man from the Alamo

★ 6.6IMDb Score
Released:1953-08-07
Genre:Western
Duration:79 min
Director:Budd Boetticher
Actors:Glenn Ford, Julie Adams, Chill Wills, Hugh O'Brian, Victor Jory
Production:Universal International Pictures
Keywords:alamo

Overview:

During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen to help others' families) but is too late to accomplish his mission, and is branded a coward. Unable to expose a gang of turncoats, he infiltrates them instead.

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