The Alamo (1960 film) Quotes

The Alamo (1960 film) is a television show that was first aired in 1970 . The Alamo ended in 1970.

It features John Wayne as producer, Dimitri Tiomkin in charge of musical score, and William H. Clothier as head of cinematography.

The Alamo (1960 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Alamo (1960 film) is 202 min. (roadshow version); 167 min. (general release version) long. The Alamo (1960 film) is distributed by United Artists.

The cast includes: John Wayne as Davy Crockett, Frankie Avalon as Smitty, Hank Worden as Parson, Richard Boone as Gen. Sam Houston, Patrick Wayne as Captain James Butler Bonham, Denver Pyle as Thimblerig, John Wayne as Col. Davy Crockett, Jester Hairston as Jethro, Linda Cristal as Graciela Carmela Maria 'Flaca' de Lopez y Vejar, and Chill Wills as Beekeeper.

The Alamo (1960 film) Quotes

John Wayne as Davy Crockett

• (John Wayne) "Republic. I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose. Some words give you a feeling. Republic is one of those words that makes me tight in the throat; the same tightness a man gets when his baby takes his first step or his first baby shaves and makes his first sound as a man. Some words can give you a feeling that makes your heart warm. Republic is one of those words."

• (John Wayne) "Travis says Fannin's coming."
• (Jim Bowie) "Travis says. I wouldn't take Travis' word that night's dark and day's light."

• (John Wayne) "It was like I was empty. Well, I'm not empty anymore. That's what's important, to feel useful in this old world, to hit a lick against what's wrong for what's right even though you get walloped for saying that word. Now I may sound like a Bible beater yelling up a revival at a river crossing camp meeting, but that don't change the truth none. There's right and there's wrong. You got to do one or the other. You do the one and you're living. You do the other and you may be walking around, but you're dead as a beaver hat."

• (John Wayne) "Step down off your high horse, Mister. Ya don't get lard less'n you boil a hog."

• (Travis' man) "Hey, Davy. Is it true that you and Mike Fink fought a three day fight on the Mississippi?"
• (John Wayne) "That's just an example of the tall tales folks tell about me. Me and Mike fought all right, but we quit at dark. It wouldn't of been the third day until the next morning."

• (Jim Bowie) "Well, that's it. I'm taking my men out of here now. Cutting through to the north. You coming?"
• (John Wayne) "Seems like the better part of valor."

Chill Wills as Beekeeper

• (Tennessean) "Do chastise mean what I think It do?"
• (Tennesseean) "It do."
• (Chill Wills) "Davy, let's do saddle up and go learn that gentleman his manners."
• (John Wayne) "We won't have to. He's wearing out horses coming towards us."
• (Chill Wills) "Guess we can't stop him from coming. But I reckon we can arrange for him to limp going back"

Richard Boone as Gen. Sam Houston

• (Richard Boone) "I hope they remember. I hope Texas remembers."

• (Richard Boone) "Travis, I've never been able to like you. But you are one of the very few men I would trust with the life of Texas."

• (Richard Boone) "Where's Jim Bowie?"
• (Patrick Wayne) "He's indisposed, sir."
• (Richard Boone) "Indisposed? By God if you mean drunk, you say drunk, sir."
• (Patrick Wayne) "He's drunk, sir."

Jester Hairston as Jethro

• (Jester Hairston) "Morning, Colonel, He's still sleeping."
• (John Wayne) "I'll take care of that, Jethro."

• (Jester Hairston) "Colonel Travis, I'm an old man -- but you're wrong."

Frankie Avalon as Smitty

• (Frankie Avalon) "So many times every day you stop and give thanks, but mostly I don't catch on what you're thanking the Lord for. I mean, there's nothing special."
• (Hank Worden) "I give thanks for the time and for the place."
• (Frankie Avalon) "The time and the place, Parson?"
• (Hank Worden) "The time to live and the place to die. That's all any man gets. No more, no less."

Linda Cristal as Graciela Carmela Maria 'Flaca' de Lopez y Vejar

(We don't have any quotes for this character)

Denver Pyle as Thimblerig

• (Tennesseean) "We sure killed many brave men today."
• (Denver Pyle) "Funny, I was proud of 'em. Even while I was killing 'em, I was proud of 'em. It speaks well for men that so many ain't afraid to die when they think right is on their side. It speaks well."

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