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 Plunderers (1960 film) for Allied Artists. August was a production company established by Jeff Chandler in association with writer Bob Barbash and publicist Jess Rand. Chandler described the film as "not a Western though the locale is the West." Filming started 12 May 1960. Steve Broidy of Allied Artists was so happy with the film he requested three more movies from August, only two of which Chandler had to appear in. The Plunderers (1960 film) The Plunderers is a 1960 American Western film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Jeff Chandler and John Saxon. It was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1960.