On the Set of The Alamo

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On the Set of The Alamo

Gordon Wilkison

Silent | 1960

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John Wayne
Joan O'Brien (right) portrays Susannah Dickinson, one of the few Alamo survivors
Laurence Harvey
John Dierkes (Jocko Robertson) center, with hat, and players
Frankie Avalon as Smitty
Jester Hairston (right in hat) portrays Jethro

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Released in 1960 by United Artists, The Alamo starred John Wayne as Davy Crockett, Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie, and Laurence Harvey as William B. Travis. John Wayne also directed the movie and filmed at a set constructed in the south Texas town of Brackettville, now a tourist destination known as Alamo Village. This footage offers a behind the scenes look at actors on the Brackettville set in 1960.

Brackettville
Kinney County

feature films
film set
Alamo
Hollywood
actors
Gordon Wilkison
John Wayne
Frankie Avalon
Joan O'Brien