The Alamo (1960 film) The Alamo (1960 film) The Alamo is a 1960 American historical epic war film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The picture also stars Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harvey as William B. Travis, and the supporting cast features Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien, Chill Wills, Joseph Calleia, Ken Curtis, Ruben Padilla as Santa Anna, and guest star Richard Boone as Sam Houston. The motion picture was photographed in 70 mm Todd-AO by William H. Clothier and released by United Artists. The
Dayton Lummis Bowie", loosely based on the life of the Alamo defender Jim Bowie. Also in 1957, he appeared in the episode "The Fugitive" of another syndicated western, "Man Without a Gun", starring Rex Reason and Mort Mills. In 1958, Lummis was cast in an uncredited role as a padre in Audie Murphy's film, "From Hell to Texas". That same year, he appeared as Jabez Lord in the episode "Hunter's Moon" of the NBC series "Buckskin" starring child actor Tommy Nolan. The next year, he guest starred in "Excitement at Milltown" of Rod Cameron's syndicated "State Trooper". He was cast as a