Heroes of the Alamo

Overview

In early spring of 1833, the smoldering resentment of American settlers in Texas against their oppression by Mexico dictator General Santa Anna/Ana coming to a head. When a decree is issued that no more Americans may enter Texas, William H. Wharton, fiery head of a faction determined on independence or nothing, warns Stephen F. Austin that the time for half-measures is past. Austin, responsible for bringing the Americans to Texas as colonists, reminds Wharton that a settler's revolt against Mexico would dishonor his name and the arrangements he had with the Mexican government. He gets the "Whartonites" to agree to a general convention of all colonists. Almerian Dickinson, biggest land owner in the settlement of Gonzales, deeply in love with his wife Anne, warns Wharton that a bloody revolt would endanger every wife and mother in the colony. He proposes they send Austin to Mexico City to ask Santa Anna to grant Texans a voice in their own government.

Cast

Earle Hodgins

Stephen F. Austin

Lane Chandler

Davy Crockett

Roger Williams

Colonel Jim Bowie

Rex Lease

Colonel William B. Travis

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Jack C. Smith

William H. Wharton

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Bruce Warren

Lieutenant Al Dickinson

Ruth Findlay

Anne Dickinson

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Lee Valanios

Colonel James Bonham

Edward Peil Sr.

General Sam Houston

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Julian Rivero

General Santa Anna

Willy Castello

General Cos

Paul Ellis

General Castillion