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
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