There have been famous people in tall tales and legends. Real people, as there has to be biographic motion pictures. About what someone did, and how they changed America forever. Actress Shelley Duvall in her case, did those direct to videotape series of the same name. And had Hollywood’s best of the best. To portray them. With the help of Lyrick Studios that did those “Veggie Tales” & “Wishbone” videos. Not to mention that ‘Barney’ guy.
When storyteller Bil Lepp came into power, he did that tv show “Man VS History”, on the History Channel. And he too, talked about famous people in tall tales and legends. He did a terrific job.
Now in the motion picture business, there’s been only two. That I rely on. Betty Hutton as Annie Oakley, in “Annie Get Your Gun” from 1950. Joining her would be Howard Keel as Frank Butler, Louis Calhern as Col. Buffalo Bill, as well as J. Carrol Naish as Chief Sitting Bull.
And this from MGM with John Wayne, as he directed this in 1960. Portraying the most famous folk hero, soldier, politician, and frontiersman from Tennessee. Colonel Davy Crockett. A.k.a, ‘King of the Wild Frontier’. You can tell when he has that raccoon hat he wears.
PLOT:
This shows the final days of Davy Crockett. For he and his Tennesseans join the Texans in the Texas Revolution. And they began to get ready, for the battle that would be their very last.
The battle of the Alamo. From February 23rd to March 6th, 1863.
A ruthless Mexican generalissimo named Antonio López de Santa Anna, lead a massive army. His target was the Alamo. Only a handful of Texans and Tennesseans including Colonel’s David Crockett, Jim Bowie, & William Barrett Travis sacrificed themselves to save innocent homesteaders. Women and children mostly, including reliable Mexicans. They fought together at the Alamo, while only a widow, two children and a messenger portrayed by Frankie Avalon, survived.
My reaction?
Instead of watching the same boring WWII & Cold War movies, (tv shows too), this really takes the kick. Besides, I always wanted to watch a movie about Davy Crockett, and learn about this event. Where I come from, we never had the time to learn about the Texas Revolution in history class. Or choose to do an historical character. Like Davy Crockett, or Johnny Appleseed, or Casey Jones, or John Henry, or Ponce De Leon.
Which is why I’ve given this 8.8 out of 10 stars. In fact, this deserved to win a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score- Motion Picture. AND, the Academy Award for Best Sound. All thanks to John Wayne.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the next time someone makes a motion picture, or a tv show, based on what happened in history like this one, it would be interesting to tell us about this.
A long lost battle that happened during the First World War. From August 27th to October 16th, 1916. The Battle of Transylvania!
Only for the Battle of Transylvania, it would be cool if they added in those big armoured trains….and these bad boys. Not vampires. But these with big black noses and furry tails….
I can see it now. The story of how the Battle of Transylvania takes an unexpected turn, when both sides are suddenly attacked by hostile clans of werewolves. All in which are big, furry, & vicious. So a group of Austrian, German & Romanian soldiers combine forces in order to survive. Just as long as no one wants to get mauled & murdered by one. Even worse: get bitten or scratched to become the next werewolf. Cause if that happens, one person can fight against monsters. But not the curse of lycanthropy…whenever there is a full moon 🌖 in the sky…
What do you think of that idea? That would be really something to see. Even in time for Halloween. 🎃
And say ‘IYF Stephen King & R.L. Stine!’. So this idea has to be made into a motion picture (or a tv show) right away! No delay!
AFTER the release of this new remake of “The Wolf Man”. Which marks the 2nd remake of that werewolf story. Coming soon on January 17th, 2025. Then filmmakers & tv show creators need to focus on other events on what happened in history, like “The Alamo” than this WWII & Cold War crap we see today.
That means you too Sir Steven Rodney McQueen! U can do your ‘Blitz’ movie, coming soon-ish on Apple TV. But no more WWII & Cold War crap RIGHT NOW. Nothing more, nothing else. That goes for the rest in Hollywood.
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