16 Jul 1984
Paris, Texas
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.
Martyrs of the Alamo
The story of the defense of the mission-turned-fortress by 185 Texans against an overwhelming Mexican army in 1836.
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Sam De Grasse Silent Smith
Allan Sears David Crockett
Walter Long Santa Anna
Alfred Paget James Bowie
Fred Burns Captain Dickinson
John T. Dillon Colonel Travis
Juanita Hansen Old Soldier's Daughter
Ora Carew Mrs. Dickinson
Monte Blue Defender of the Alamo
Charles Stevens Mexican Soldier
Augustus Carney Old Soldier
Douglas Fairbanks Joe / Texas soldier
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