Battle of the Alamo the 1950s Disney miniseries "Davy Crockett", which was largely based on myth. Within several years, John Wayne directed and starred in one of the best-known, but questionably accurate, film versions, 1960's "The Alamo". Another film also called "The Alamo" was released in 2004. CNN described it as possibly "the most character-driven of all the movies made on the subject". It is also considered more faithful to the actual events than other movies. A number of songwriters have been inspired by the Battle of the Alamo. Tennessee Ernie Ford's "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" spent 16 weeks on the country music
Patrick Wayne eleven movies with his father: "Rio Grande" (1950), "The Quiet Man" (1952), "The Searchers" (1956), "The Alamo" (1960), "The Comancheros" (1961), "Donovan's Reef" (1963), "McLintock!" (1963), "The Green Berets" (1968) and "Big Jake" (1971). Patrick made his film debut at age 11 in his father's film "Rio Grande". He followed that with films directed by family friend and iconic director John Ford: "The Quiet Man" (1952), "The Sun Shines Bright" (1953), "The Long Gray Line" (1955), "Mister Roberts" (1955) and "The Searchers" (1956). From 1957 to 1958, Wayne appeared as Walter on the CBS sitcom "Mr. Adams and Eve", starring