Why was THE ALAMO John Wayne’s Passion Project? Patrick Wayne Explains! Plus The Making of THE ALAMO

John Wayne at 115 is still our hero! Celebrate John Wayne’s May 26th birthday with a look back at THE ALAMO in this special edition of A WORD ON WAYNE. Patrick Wayne joins Rob Word to talk about the classic and looks back at the making of THE ALAMO (1960) with portions from producer Brian Huberman's wonderful documentary. Duke's dream project THE ALAMO was an all-star epic that featured an exciting recreation of the attack on the Texas stronghold.
Duke had only planned to direct the movie but, due to the rising costs, he took the role of Davy Crockett. Others in the cast included Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Richard Boone, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Chill Wills, Ken Curtis, Hank Worden, Frankie Avalon and Olive Carey. The magnificent score was done by Dimitri Tiomkin. It was filmed in Brackettville, Texas, with a newly built replica of The Alamo made expressly for the film.