A replica of the alamo built for john waynes 1960 movie the alamo is framed by arches at the movie set in brackettville, texas. It is an exactsize replica of downtown san antonio as it was in 1836, as well as a fullscale western town nearby with dozens of buildings. Lonesome dove, john wayne movie set props being sold off. There are roughly 1,00 pages here of facts, trivia, and speculation, all painstakingly researched by john farkis, whose accomplishment in putting together this book appears to nearly match the effort wayne put into making the movie itself. The alamo is a 1960 american historical epic and war film about the 1836 battle of the alamo produced and directed by john wayne and starring wayne as davy crockett. This footage offers a behind the scenes look at actors on the brackettville set in 1960.
The alamo 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A tribute to john wayne s 1959 epic film the alamo. Murder of alamo actress, 1959 texas history notebook. Time and mother nature are threatening to dismantle the alamo. At the alamo a crumbling adobe mission 185 exceptional men joined together in a sacred pact. There is a gb hd version of the alamo that just hit bittorrent sites. Probably there has been hardly any other film project that was as important to the duke john wayne as the alamo. John waynes alamo movie set john wayne the alamo with.
Cart home a piece of texas history at the alamo village. Up for sale is a john wayne 7 movie collection dvd set. We travelled for a full day to see the movie town only to find it is closed to the public. John wayne alamo movie set shuttered with photo gallery. Just how or why john wayne first came upon the idea of making a movie about the alamo is possibly the only mystery remaining in a movie that has been examined and covered from every imaginable angle during the past 50 years since its premiere.
Most noteworthy is john waynes the alamo produced in 1960 the first movie filmed on. There are shows from memorial day until labor day, including old west shootouts, etc. John waynes lumbering epic, a long, long way from the historical truth, actually began filming in mexico theres not much of the real alamo left but this proved too expensive. Eric gayap at the main entrance to the ranch, only an. He also said that wayne thought that a small hill, located. The movie set built for john waynes epic movie the alamo, the authentically replicated adobe mission and town took almost two years to complete. The alamo movie set used by john wayne fading away fox. Alamo village was the first movie set built in texas and has been the filming location for over 100 movies and tv shows since its inception. Not the original, but the replica for john waynes movie. For john wayne fans, aficionados of western film, history buffs, and collectors of movie memorabilia, the alamo village. The article reported the death of lajean eldridge, an actress in the john wayne film project being shot in bracketville, kinney county, texas. Remembering the alamo through souvenir shot glasses, john wayne toilet paper, and the family that brought the 1960 classic to texas. Props at john wayne movie set for sale this weekend. Brackettville, texas ap time and mother nature are threatening to dismantle the alamo.
The alamo, the big trail, the comancheros, the horse soldiers, legend of the lost, north to alaska, and the undefeated. The mother of all estate sales is happening this weekend in south texas. Alamo village movie set used by john wayne fading away. Albuquerque journal on october 12, 1959, the associated press column appeared in newspapers across the country with similar headlines to this one, admirer kills young actress in alamo movie. My girlfriend says that half of the film crew and eight of the cast of the movie the conqueror starring john wayne died of cancer after an abomb test in nevada. Dramatic images of john wayne holding off mexican soldiers in the 1960 movie the alamo may still be vivid memories for generations of moviegoers, but.
Over the years travling between california and texas starting in 1984 i went to alamo village 4 times morning after lunch once at 4pm it was always closed then in 2011 found out closed. The tough man of the american movie west, john wayne, flew into london yesterday for the premiere of his own mammoth picture, the alamo in which he produced, directed and stars at a cost of 4 million. Comparison between the original theatrical version, here being represented by a recording from the german paytvnetwork premiere on its mgmchannel identical to the usdvd and the restored directors original cut, also from mgm but released exclusively on vhs laserdisc. The alamo movie set used by john wayne fading away. Travis, and the supporting cast features frankie avalon, patrick wayne, linda cristal, joan o.
The alamo 2004 movie set burns frank lloyds the last command republic, 1955 is a fine film, too. Eric gayap at the main entrance to the ranch, only an abandoned. Rating is available when the video has been rented. As it deteriorates, alamo set could be forgotten life. John wayne film collection 7 discs each disc in its on spot on a spindle the bluray set only has the following movies. Travis, and the supporting cast features frankie avalon, patrick wayne, linda cristal, joan obrien, chill wills, joseph calleia, ken curtis, ruben padilla as santa anna, and guest star richard boone as sam houston.
Cart home a piece of texas history at the alamo village liquidation sale john waynes famous west texas movie set is liquidating much of its historic props and memorabilia later this month. Set a few miles north of brackettville, about two hours west of san antonio, alamo village was created in 1960 as part of the movie set for the alamo starring john wayne. Time and the elements are threatening to overtake the alamo. Make offer the alamo john wayne directors cut uncut roadshow laserdisc japanese box set.
On the set of the alamo texas archive of the moving image. They are among about 2,400 props, antiques, artifacts, toys and trinkets on sale this weekend at alamo village, the set of john waynes epic 1960 movie the alamo and other films and. Alamo village estate sale cowboys and indians magazine. It was the first movie location built in texas, originally constructed for and best known as the setting for the alamo 1960, directed by john wayne and starring wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey and frankie avalon. Alamo village features the worlds only replica of the 1836 alamo missionfortress. Not the original, but the replica 18thcentury spanish mission and old west movie set john wayne built. 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. Alamo village is a 500acre movie set located near bracketville, west of san antonio, that has provided backdrops and sets for movies including lonesome dove and john waynes the alamo. Rich curilla, oneman curator and custodian of alamo village, locks the doors to the replica of the alamo built for john waynes 1960 movie the alamo in brackettville, texas. Not the original, but the replica 18thcentury spanish mission and old west. Unlike the durable alamo village that john wayne had built near brackettville for the 1960 version of the alamo, it was a flimsy set, made of plywood and other simple materials, and. I still have my laserdisc but wish this could be restored for dvd and bluray. Texas movie set used by john wayne fading away news. There are other scenes like this as well as a resolution with the guy john wayne has a conflict with over the girl in town.
John wayne film collection 7 discs bluray best buy. See more ideas about john wayne, john wayne movies and alamo movie. John wayne 7 movie collection dvd set the alamo big trail. The picture also stars richard widmark as jim bowie and laurence harvey as william b. The big trail the barbarian and the geisha the horse soldiers north to alaska the comancheros the longest day the undefeated you will not get red river, legend of the lost, or the alamo, which are included in the dvd set. Fire destroys set of 2004 alamo remake in texas reuters. The quite man 40th anniversary laserdisc john wayne maureen ohare movie box set. Unlike the durable alamo village that john wayne had built near brackettville for the 1960 version of the alamo, it was a flimsy set, made of plywood and.