The Alamo movie was first featured on January 1st 1960. It was directed and produced by my favorite Western actor John Wayne. Many stars in first or modest roles. I was just a young kid when I first saw the movie. John Wayne played Davy Crockett and Richard Witmark played Jim Bowie. It was a wild and weird movie looking at it from today’s standards. The insane violence rivaled any Seagal or Bronson movie in the last 20 years. Imagine 185 men fighting off 7000 Mexican soldiers of Santa Anna’s army. It was suicide in the strangest degree of honor and chivilry and the great sacrifice that sustained the American battle for the Republic of Texas. The characters where brilliant as Lawrence Harvey, Richard Witmark, John Wayne all Colonels of volunteer militias and Richard Boone as the General of the American army trying to rescue them but not in time. The action and acting were brilliant for such a chaotic show of early miltitas and odd ball characters that followed the Tennesee leaders of Davy Crocket and Jim Bowie of the Bowie Knife fame both the stars of their own Disney Series.
It was amazing to look back over 60 years ago and remember the remarkable scenes of the seige of the Alamo and 7000 man Mexican Army completely overtaking the defenders of the Alamo leaving no survivors. Yes, the Alamo was an extremely violent movie with men of bad social and drinking habits. The Alamo was a gateway for all insane action movies and violent Westerns but, my favorite John Wayne movie is still McClintock but it is banned by all feminist action commitees. Look up these movies on Tubi TV if you have a Roku television and have a great night or weekend afternoon.
Recent Comments