Legacy of the Battle of the Alamo on myth. In the early 1950s John Wayne began developing a film based on the Battle of the Alamo. When he left his contract with Republic Pictures he was forced to leave behind a partial script. Republic Pictures had the script finished and developed into the 1955 movie "The Last Command". Although the film had its historical inaccuracies, it was the most detailed of the films on the Texas Revolution. Wayne continued to develop an Alamo movie, resulting in the 1960 film "The Alamo", starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. Although screenwriter James Edward Grant claimed to have done extensive historical
The Mexican (song) to the 1960 [[John Wayne]] film [[The Alamo (1960 film)|"The Alamo"]], which was full of historical inaccuracies and did not show the human side of the Mexican troops who defeated the [[Texian]] forces at the [[Battle of the Alamo]]. The song has a driving drum beat and funky bass and shows Shacklock’s fondness for [[African-American music]] and [[American Old West|Wild West]] shoot outs. The song composition interpolates "Per qualche dollaro in più" by [[Ennio Morricone]], from the music soundtrack for the film "[[For a Few Dollars More]]" (stated on album credits). [[Category:1972 songs]] [[Category:Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles]] [[Category:1984