Heroes of the Alamo
To The Last Man...They Defended Texas Liberty!
1937 · 1h 15m · Approved
History, War, Western
Directed by
Harry L. Fraser
Overview
In early spring of 1833, the smoldering resentment of American settlers in Texas against their oppression by Mexico dictator General Santa Anna/Ana coming to a head. When a decree is issued that no more Americans may enter Texas, William H. Wharton, fiery head of a faction determined on independence or nothing, warns Stephen F. Austin that the time for half-measures is past. Austin, responsible for bringing the Americans to Texas as colonists, reminds Wharton that a settler's revolt against Mexico would dishonor his name and the arrangements he had with the Mexican government. He gets the "Whartonites" to agree to a general convention of all colonists. Almerian Dickinson, biggest land owner in the settlement of Gonzales, deeply in love with his wife Anne, warns Wharton that a bloody revolt would endanger every wife and mother in the colony. He proposes they send Austin to Mexico City to ask Santa Anna to grant Texans a voice in their own government.
Director and cast
- Harry L. Fraser Director
- Earle Hodgins as Stephen F. Austin
- Lane Chandler as Davy Crockett
- Roger Williams as Colonel Jim Bowie
- Rex Lease as Colonel William B. Travis
- Jack C. Smith as William H. Wharton
- Bruce Warren as Lieutenant Al Dickinson
- Ruth Findlay as Anne Dickinson
- Lee Valanios as Colonel James Bonham
- Edward Peil Sr. as General Sam Houston
- Julian Rivero as General Santa Anna
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