From the Actor
Produced by H.W. Kier; Directed by Stuart Paton. Starring Coates Gwynne as Travis; Sterling Waters as Crockett; J.R. Klumpp as Bowie; Mrs. Florence Griffith as Mrs. Dickenson.
About the Actor
THE ALAMO: SHRINE OF TEXAS LIBERTY has been considered a lost film for decades. Produced in San Antonio, Texas in the summer of 1938 it was intended as an educational guide to the seige and fall of the Alamo. The film was shot on the grounds of the newly restored Mission San Jose and featured a cast of San Antonio actors. Director Stuart Paton, best known for his silent classics like TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1916), hired his extras at the local employment office and completed the film on a nearly non-existant budget. Despite its humble origins, or perhaps because of them, THE ALAMO: SHRINE OF TEXAS LIBERTY is interesting and fascinating in a way that it couldn't have been upon its original release. The long-lost film provides us a glimpse into two periods of Texas history at once -- 1836 and 1938. BONUS: Included is an original documentary "ALAMO: SHRINE OF TEXAS LIBERTY -- Lost and Found" narrated by Frank Thompson, author of the book ALAMO MOVIES.
