The Alamo (1960 film) of the former Alamo Mission. The set was an extensive three quarter-scale replica of the mission, and has since been used in 100 other westerns, including other depictions of the battle. It took more than two years to construct. Wayne was to have portrayed Sam Houston, a bit part that would have let him focus on his first major directing effort, but investors insisted he play a leading character. He took on the role of Davy Crockett, handing the part of Houston to Richard Boone. Wayne cast Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harvey as William Barrett Travis. Harvey
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