The Last Command
Time Out says
In the '20s and '30s, directors came no bigger than Frank Lloyd: he helmed Cavalcade and Mutiny on the Bounty and won a couple of Oscars. Hardly remembered now, his career ended with this reconstruction of the siege of the Alamo. As with the John Wayne epic of 1960, it's a travesty of history, and focuses on Jim Bowie (Hayden) rather more than Davy Crockett (Hunnicutt). The message is the same as in Wayne's film - better Tex than Mex - though the production values are considerably less impressive. This is a Republic Studios Western, so don't look for thousands of extras. But Lloyd's old professionalism produces some good battle footage.
Details
Release details
Duration:
106 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Frank Lloyd
Screenwriter:
Warren Duff
Cast:
Sterling Hayden
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Richard Carlson
Arthur Hunnicutt
Ernest Borgnine
J Carrol Naish
Virginia Grey
Ben Cooper
John Russell
Slim Pickens
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Richard Carlson
Arthur Hunnicutt
Ernest Borgnine
J Carrol Naish
Virginia Grey
Ben Cooper
John Russell
Slim Pickens
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