The Alamo: Shrine of Texas Liberty is a 1938 American black-and-white war film
directed by Stuart Paton and produced by H. W. Kier and Norman Sheldon.
The film was done in pantomime and audio was done by narration and organ music.
The film starred Coates Gwynne, Sterling Waters and Mrs. Florence Griffith.
The film is an educational reenactment of the siege at the Alamo,
but the filming location was actually Mission San José.
The film was released soon after the centennial of the Alamo.
From Wikipedia
THE ALAMO: SHRINE OF TEXAS LIBERTY has been considered a lost film for decades.
Produced in San Antonio, Texas in the summer of 1938 it was intended as an educational guide
to the seige and fall of the Alamo.
The film was shot on the grounds of the newly restored Mission San Jose and featured a cast of San Antonio actors.
Director Stuart Paton, best known for his silent classics like
TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1916), hired his extras at the local employment office
and completed the film on a nearly non-existant budget.
Despite its humble origins, or perhaps because of them,
THE ALAMO: SHRINE OF TEXAS LIBERTY is interesting and fascinating in a way
that it couldn't have been upon its original release.
The long-lost film provides us a glimpse into two periods of Texas history at once -- 1836 and 1938.
BONUS: Included is an original documentary "ALAMO: SHRINE OF TEXAS LIBERTY
-- Lost and Found" narrated by Frank Thompson, author of the book ALAMO MOVIES.