The Alamo (1960)

They are great scenes, and I am lucky to have the uncut VHS version.
On one of the YouTube comments, it says it was 'butchery'
to cut these scenes, and they're right!

Robbie,
Great job ferreting these out. This YouTube gets better and better. Thanks too, to Mr. hauptmannbrittles for his efforts also.

Chester

These are on the old two-tape uncut VHS version? I don't remember them. I'm gonna have to get it out and watch it tonight to see if I can see them. Thanks Ethan!

Thanks for sharing this Robbie. I know that you are not a fan of this movie, but finding these cut in the movie is great. I have the VHS uncut copy, but I don't recall seeing any of these clips.

Cheers

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They are on my VHS two-tape copy!

Yep, same here

I'm glad everyone enjoyed these clips, does anyone know if anymore exist from this movie?

In addition to this does anyone know where I can view a clip John Wayne himself cut from this movie involving him killing two Mexicans with the same lance?

Rumour has it that The Alamo will be shown at Brackettville either this October or else next year for the 50th anniversary.

For all you fans of JW's The Alamo - I got the following communication from member itdo -

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Hi Chester,

There are definite plans to finally save The Alamo - before it's too late. I thought it might be appropriate that the John Wayne Forum knew about this and would perform something to add to the gigantic task. The well-known Robert Harris, who restored Lawrence and Spartacus, is trying to find the funds. I'm a member of the 35mmforum.com, and it was posted there:

http://thedigitalbits.com/arti…tharris/harris032009.html

Maybe you can post this. This is the ultimate LAST chance to save the ONLY surviving 70mm print - the Original Director's Cut. If it's gone, it's gone. I hope you won't get a discussion about "can't they just put on DVD?" No, they can't. As we have seen with the DVD release, they had to use the other print - the short one. Because the only print running the original length is now deteriorating.

All the Best,
Roland

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The article at the link is quite interesting. The first part is a very technical discussion of what physically happens to film. Even if you don't want to read the tech stuff, fast forward to the end of the article where they tell about Harris' desire to restore this print. A worthwhile cause, if ever there was one!

For all you fans of JW's The Alamo - I got the following communication from member itdo -

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Hi Chester,

There are definite plans to finally save The Alamo - before it's too late. I thought it might be appropriate that the John Wayne Forum knew about this and would perform something to add to the gigantic task. The well-known Robert Harris, who restored Lawrence and Spartacus, is trying to find the funds. I'm a member of the 35mmforum.com, and it was posted there:

http://thedigitalbits.com/arti…tharris/harris032009.html

Maybe you can post this. This is the ultimate LAST chance to save the ONLY surviving 70mm print - the Original Director's Cut. If it's gone, it's gone. I hope you won't get a discussion about "can't they just put on DVD?" No, they can't. As we have seen with the DVD release, they had to use the other print - the short one. Because the only print running the original length is now deteriorating.

All the Best,
Roland

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The article at the link is quite interesting. The first part is a very technical discussion of what physically happens to film. Even if you don't want to read the tech stuff, fast forward to the end of the article where they tell about Harris' desire to restore this print. A worthwhile cause, if ever there was one!

I have contacted Bill Hunt, the person who wrote the article on The Digital Bit's. I wanted him to know that we had a great community over here and I am sure we could drum up some support for the restoration project. And since not everyone was a home theater enthusiast, having a link to the film restoration contribution site on our forum would drum up even more support from the John Wayne fan base here. I will post his response to me, if any, once I hear back from him.

I will say this, this is a very exciting undertaking and one that all of us fan's of the Duke would do well to contribute something, even as little as a couple dollars, to bring this movie back to it's full uncut glory.

I received a email back from Bill Hunt and Robert Harris. Robert Harris is the person who is heading up the project and who wrote the article over on www.thedigitaldits.com . Here is a link if you haven't had a chance to look at it yet: http://www.thedigitalbits.com/…tharris/harris032009.html .

Robert is now a registered user here and will be posting a link here or hopefully any other info concerning the restoration project for "The Alamo" as soon as that informatoin becomes available.

Maybe we can create a seperate forum for this project os it's easier to get to???? Just a thought. So if you see Robert Harris around here, that is who he is.

I know I have kind of taken over this thread but if anyone else has any ideas. Feel free to post them. My biggest reason for seeming so passionate is that I have always heard about the full length version and have wanted to see it forever. I really hope they can pull this off.

Never knew about this version until now, I'd love to see it

Todd,

Thank you for following up so thoroughly!! Mr. Harris' registration has been approved this evening, so I look forward to hearing from him soon.

I was hoping that making this a 'sticky' thread in General Discussions (specifically JW related) would keep it relatively easy to find. If something else is needed, I'm sure Kevin can help out and make it happen.

Thanks again, Todd, for being so proactive!

Chester

Just a quick note to acknowledge the thread. Our non-profit links will be announced next week, and the support of dukewayne.com is appreciated. Through the support of Batjac, we now have proper color reference for reel 9B, which contains the missing birthday party sequence. We will attempt to keep you in the loop as to progress.

RAH

Mr. Harris,

WELCOME to the Original John Wayne Message Board, and thank you so much for taking the time to join us and keep us informed on this upcoming project. As you might imagine, the members here take a special interest in The Alamo, as it was one of John Wayne's pet projects.

We look forward to hearing more about your efforts, and we thank you for them!

Chester and the Mrs.

Robert,

Thanks again for coming on board and giving us a chance to help. See you around.