“Out Of Texas' Bravest Hour... Came The Man They Called The Coward”
During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen by lot to help others' families) but is too late to accomplish his mission, and is branded a coward. Since he cannot now expose a gang of turncoats, he infiltrates them instead. Can he save a wagon train of refugees from Wade's Guerillas?
Budd Boetticher
Aaron Rosenberg
Steve Fisher
D.D. Beauchamp
Russell Metty
Glenn Ford
John Stroud
Julie Adams
Beth Anders
Chill Wills
John Gage
Hugh O'Brian
Lt. Lamar
Victor Jory
Jess Wade
Neville Brand
Dawes
John Daheim
Cavish
Myra Marsh
Ma Anders
Jeanne Cooper
Kate Lamar
Marc Cavell
Carlos
Edward Norris
Mapes
Guy Williams
Sergeant
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John Chard
He's just an unlucky guy. As the war for Texas independence heightens, the Alamo has become a critical point of time buying interest. Fearing that their families will perish under the might of the marauding Mexican army, the men of the Alamo draw lots to see which one of them will flee the Alamo ...
Universal International Pictures