The Alamo (1960)
Director: John Wayne, John Ford (uncredited)
Summary[]
In 1836 General Santa Anna (Ruben Padilla) and the Mexican army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him, General Sam Houston (Richard Boone) needs time to get his main force into shape. To buy that time he orders Colonel William Travis (Laurence Harvey) to defend a small mission on the Mexicans' route at all costs. Travis' small troop is swelled by groups accompanying Jim Bowie (Richard Widmark) and Davy Crockett (John Wayne), but as the situation becomes ever more desperate Travis makes it clear there will be no shame if they leave while they can.
Trivia[]
- The Alamo is the contender for the most named actor 'deaths' for a single film.
- Banned in Mexico.
- Aspiring actress LeJean Eldridge was murdered during filming by her boyfriend.
- Because of the film's historically inaccuracies, two famous Texan historians J. Frank Dobie and Lon Tinkle had their names removed as historical advisors.
Male Deaths[]
- Roy Ackland [Travis' Man - Bugler]
- Charles Akins [Travis' Man]
- Harold Allgood [Travis' Man]
- Lee Allison [Tennessean]
- D.E. Barentine [Bowie's Man]
- Abe Blankenship [Bowie's Man]
- F. Bode [Bowie's Man]
- Danny Borzage [Bowie's Man]
- Buff Brady [Tennessean]
- Paul Breen [Bowie's Man]
- Jim Brewer [Travis' Man]
- Jim Burk [Tennessean]
- Joseph Calleia [Juan Seguin]
- Joe Canutt [Bowie's Man]
- Tap Canutt [Bowie's Man]
- A.R. Carpenter [Bowie's Man]
- Ed Carter [Bowie's Man]
- Georges Cartes [Bowie's Charro]
- Vincente Castro [Bowie's Charro]
- Ken Curtis [Capt. Almeron Dickinson]
- Raul De Luna [Bowie's Charro]
- John Dierkes [Jacko Robertson]
- Estill Ezell [Travis' Man]
- Mickey Finn [Bowie's Man]
- Gerry Fisher [Bowie's Man]
- Jester Hairston [Jethro]
- Big John Hamilton [Bowie's Man – Mr. Dennison]
- Bob Harris [Bowie's Man]
- Laurence Harvey [Col. William Travis]
- Chuck Hayward [Tennessean]
- Tom Hennesy [Tennessean - Bull]
- William Henry [Dr. Sutherland]
- Frank Higgins [Travis' Man]
- Doug Hodges [Bowie's Man]
- Warren Rhea [Bowie's Man]
- John Hudkins [Tennessean]
- Joe Jackson [Travis' Man]
- Leroy Johnson [Bowie's Man - Losoya]
- Elmo Jones [Bowie's Man]
- Eddie Juaregui [Tennessean]
- Wayne Kendrick [Bowie's Man]
- Jim Kennedy [Bowie's Man]
- Charles Kone [Bowie's Man]
- David Kuykendall [Travis' Man – Sentry]
- Wesley Lau [Emil Sande]
- Ronald Lee [Travis' Man]
- Cliff Lyons [Bowie's Man]
- Efrain Maldonada [Bowie's Charro]
- Cy Malis [Tennessean – Pete]
- Bryan McAfee [Travis' Man]
- John McGuyer [Bowie's Man]
- Doug McNealy [Travis' Man]
- Don Middlebrook [Travis' Man]
- J.R. Miller [Bowie's Man]
- Jack Miller [Bowie's Man]
- Bob Morgan [Tennessean]
- Boyd 'Red' Morgan [Tennessean]
- Bob Moss Sr. [Bowie's Charro]
- C.A. Nicks [Travis' Man]
- Ray Ochoa [Bowie's Man]
- Dale Parsons [Travis' Man]
- Jack Pennick [Sgt. Lightfoot]
- Gil Perkins [Tennessean - Scotty]
- Jerry Phillips [Travis' Man]
- Homer Pierce [Travis' Man]
- Lee Roy Powell [Travis' Man]
- John Michael Quinn [Bowie's Man]
- Warren Rhea [Bowie's Man]
- Ed Riley [Travis' Man]
- Rudy Robbins [Tennessean – It Do]
- Cruz Rodriquez [Bowie's Charro]
- Eleno Rodriquez [Bowie's Charro]
- Chuck Roberson [Brown – Tennessean]
- Ricardo Rosales [Bowie's Charro]
- Bob Rose [Tennessean]
- George Ross [Bowie's Man]
- LeRoy Ryland [Bowie's Man]
- Charles Sanders [Travis' Man]
- Alberto Sandoval [Bowie's Charro]
- Pete Schneider [Bowie's Man]
- Bill Shannon [Tennessean]
- Ben Shirley [Bowie's Man]
- Chester Smith [Travis' Man]
- Dan Smith [Bowie's Man]
- Dean Smith [Bowie's Man]
- George Sofge [Bowie's Man]
- Greg Souquet [Bowie's Charro]
- Jack Spain [Bowie's Man]
- Jerry Sterner [Bowie's Man]
- Winner Stevens [Tennessean]
- Ted Sumerall [Bowie's Man]
- Alfred Taylor [Bowie's Man]
- Martin Torres [Bowie's Charro]
- Julian Trevino [Silvero Seguin]
- Jesse Valdez [Bowie's Charro]
- Charles Veltmann Jr. [Travis' Man]
- Jim Walker [Bowie's Man]
- John Wayne [Col. Davy Crockett]
- Patrick Wayne [Capt. James Butler Bonham]
- Ted White [Tennessean]
- Richard Widmark [Col. James Bowie]
- Bill Williams [Tennessean]
- Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams [Lt. 'Irish' Finn]
- Jack Williams [Bowie's Man – Bob]
- Clay Wilson [Bowie's Man]
- Hank Worden [Parson]
- Thomas Worrell [Bowie's Man]
- Jim Wright [Bowie's Man]
Female deaths[]
None