Martyrs of the Alamo

1915 film

Martyrs of the Alamo

Scene from the film

Directed by| Christy Cabanne
Written by| Christy Cabanne
Based on| Martyrs of the Alamo
by Theodosia Harris
Produced by| D. W. Griffith
Starring| Sam De Grasse
Douglas Fairbanks
Walter Long
Alfred Paget
Cinematography| William Fildew
Music by| Michael Boldt
Distributed by| Triangle Film Corporation

Release date

* November 21, 1915 (1915-11-21)

Running time

| 70 minutes
Country| United States
Languages| Silent
English intertitles

Martyrs of the Alamo (also known as The Birth of Texas) is a 1915 American historical war drama film written and directed by Christy Cabanne. The film is based on the historical novel of the same name by Theodosia Harris, and features an ensemble cast including Sam De Grasse, Douglas Fairbanks, Walter Long and Alfred Paget.[1] Fairbanks role was uncredited, and was his first role in film, although his first starring role, in The Lamb, was released prior to this picture.[2] The film features the siege of Béxar, the Battle of the Alamo, and the Battle of San Jacinto.

While making claims to historical accuracy, the film depicts the Mexican population in San Antonio in 1836 as a group of ill-mannered drunks. One scene depicts a Mexican officer verbally assaulting a white woman and making advances on her. The white woman reports the incident to her husband, Almeron Dickinson, who in turn shoots the Mexican officer. In his book Remembering the Alamo, author Richard R. Flores, argues that the negative portrayal of the Mexican population is due to racism toward Mexicans in 1915, the year the film was produced.[3] A copy of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress.[1]

## Cast

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* Sam De Grasse as Silent Smith (Deaf Smith)
* Allan Sears as David Crockett
* Walter Long as Santa Anna
* Alfred Paget as James Bowie
* Fred Burns as Almeron Dickinson
* John T. Dillon as Colonel Travis
* Douglas Fairbanks as Joe/Texan Soldier
* Juanita Hansen as Old Soldier's Daughter
* Ora Carew as Mrs. Dickinson
* Tom Wilson as Sam Houston
* Augustus Carney as Old Soldier

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Martyrs of the Alamo; or, "The Birth of Texas"". silentera.com. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
2. ^ "The Martyrs of the Alamo". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
3. ^ Flores, Richard R. (2002). Remembering the Alamo: Memory, Modernity, and Thew Master Symbol. University of Texas Press. pp. 99–100. ISBN 0-292-78196-2.

## External links

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Films directed by Christy Cabanne

1910s|

* The Dishonored Medal (1914)
* The Great Leap; Until Death Do Us Part (1914)
* The Life of General Villa (1914)
* Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)
* Enoch Arden (1915)
* The Absentee (1915)
* Double Trouble (1915)
* The Lost House (1915)
* The Failure (1915)
* The Outlaw's Revenge (1915)
* The Lamb (1915)
* Daphne and the Pirate (1916)
* Sold for Marriage (1916)
* Diane of the Follies (1916)
* The Flying Torpedo (1916)
* Reggie Mixes In (1916)
* Flirting with Fate (1916)
* Miss Robinson Crusoe (1916)
* National Red Cross Pageant (1917)
* Draft 258 (1917)
* One of Many (1917)
* The Slacker (1917)
* Cyclone Higgins, D.D. (1917)
* The Mayor of Filbert (1918)
* The Pest (1919)
* God's Outlaw (1919)
* Fighting Through (1919)
* The Beloved Cheater (1919)
* A Regular Fellow (1919)

1920s|

* Life's Twist (1920)
* The Notorious Mrs. Sands (1920)
* Burnt Wings (1920)
* The Triflers (1920)
* The Stealers (1920)
* The Barricade (1921)
* What's a Wife Worth? (1921)
* Live and Let Live (1921)
* At the Stage Door (1921)
* Till We Meet Again (1922)
* Beyond the Rainbow (1922)
* Youth for Sale (1924)
* Lend Me Your Husband (1924)
* The Sixth Commandment (1924)
* The Spitfire (1924)
* Is Love Everything? (1925)
* The Midshipman (1925)
* The Masked Bride (1925)
* The Average Woman (1925)
* Monte Carlo (1925)
* Altars of Desire (1926)
* Annapolis (1928)
* Nameless Men (1928)
* Driftwood (1928)
* Restless Youth (1928)
* Conspiracy (1928)

1930s|

* The Dawn Trail (1930)
* Carne de Cabaret (1930)
* Convicted (1931)
* Graft (1931)
* Sky Raiders (1931)
* Hearts of Humanity (1931)
* The Red-Haired Alibi (1932)
* Western Limited (1932)
* The Unwritten Law (1932)
* The Midnight Patrol (1932)
* Hotel Continental (1932)
* The World Gone Mad (1932)
* Daring Daughters (1933)
* Midshipman Jack (1933)
* When Strangers Meet (1933)
* Money Means Nothing (1934)
* Jane Eyre (1934)
* A Girl of the Limberlost (1934)
* Storm Over the Andes (1934)
* Behind the Green Lights (1935)
* Storm Over the Andes (1935)
* Another Face (1935)
* One Frightened Night (1935)
* The Keeper of the Bees (1935)
* Rendezvous at Midnight (1935)
* The Last Outlaw (1936)
* It's Up to You (1936)
* Don't Tell the Wife (1936)
* The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937)
* We Who Are About to Die (1937)
* Criminal Lawyer (1937)
* Annapolis Salute (1937)
* You Can't Beat Love (1937)
* The Westland Case (1937)
* Night Spot (1937)
* Everybody's Doing It (1938)
* This Marriage Business (1938)
* Smashing the Spy Ring (1938)
* Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1938)
* Tropic Fury (1939)
* Legion of Lost Flyers (1939)
* Man from Montreal (1939)

1940s|

* The Mummy's Hand (1940)
* Black Diamonds (1940)
* Danger on Wheels (1940)
* Hot Steel (1940)
* Alias the Deacon (1940)
* The Devil's Pipeline (1940)
* Scattergood Baines (1941)
* Scattergood Meets Broadway (1941)
* Scattergood Pulls the Strings (1941)
* Drums of the Congo (1942)
* Scattergood Rides High (1942)
* Timber (1942)
* Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942)
* Top Sergeant (1942)
* Cinderella Swings It (1942)
* Keep 'Em Slugging (1943)
* Dixie Jamboree (1943)
* Sensation Hunters (1945)
* King of the Bandits (1945)
* Scared to Death (1947)
* Robin Hood of Monterey (1947)
* Silver Trails (1948)
* Back Trail (1948)

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Davy Crockett

History|

| Family and
personal life|

* Davy Crockett
* John Crockett
* John Wesley Crockett
* Charles C. Walcutt
* East Tennessee Historical Society
* Limestone, Tennessee
* State of Franklin
* Rogersville Historic District
* List of Freemasons

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Politics|

* United States political families
* Tennessee's 9th congressional district
* Tennessee's 12th congressional district
* U.S. 20th House of Representatives

Texas and
the Alamo|

* Battle of the Alamo
* List of Alamo defenders
* Siege of the Alamo
* Susanna Dickinson
* Francisco Antonio Ruiz
* Sterne-Hoya House

Honors and
memorials|

| Tennessee|

* Colonel David Crockett statue
* Crockett County
* Crockett Tavern Museum
* David Crockett Birthplace State Park
* Davy Crockett Lake, Greene County
* Davy Crockett Lake, Crockett County
* David Crockett State Park
* David Crockett High School

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Texas|

* Alamo Cenotaph
* Davy Crockett National Forest
* Crockett County
* Crockett, Texas
* Crockett High School
* David Crockett High School
* Davy Crockett Lake
* Fort Crockett

Popular culture|

| Television|

* Davy Crockett  miniseries
* Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier
* Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
* The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory
* Tall Tales and Legends
* James A. Michener's Texas
* A Line in the Sand
* MythBusters – "Davy Crockett's Magic Bullet"

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Film|

* The Alamo (1960)
* The Alamo (2004)
* Davy Crockett – In Hearts United
* Davy Crockett (1910)
* Martyrs of the Alamo
* Davy Crockett (1916)
* With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo
* The Painted Stallion
* Heroes of the Alamo
* Man of Conquest
* The Man from the Alamo
* The Last Command
* The First Texan
* Alamo: The Price of Freedom

Plays|

* Davy Crockett

Music|

* The Ballad of Davy Crockett
* Riders in the Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Publications|

* Bibliography of works on Davy Crockett
* Roswell, Texas (webcomic)

Misc|

* Boone and Crockett Club
* Disney's Davy Crockett Ranch
* Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes
* Walt Disney's Riverfront Square

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Battle of the Alamo

Siege|

* To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World

Defenders|

* James Bonham
* James Bowie
* Davy Crockett
* Almaron Dickinson
* Amos Pollard
* William B. Travis

Mexican commanders|

* Antonio López de Santa Anna
* Martín Perfecto de Cos
* Joaquín Ramírez y Sesma
* Manuel Fernández Castrillón

Texian survivors|

* Juana Navarro Alsbury
* Susanna Dickinson
* Juan Seguín

Legacy|

* Remember the Alamo (song)
* The Immortal Alamo (1911)
* Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)
* With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo (1926)
* Heroes of the Alamo (1937)
* The Alamo: Shrine of Texas Liberty (1938)
* Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1954)
* The Last Command (1955)
* The Alamo (1960)
* The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory (1987)
* Alamo: The Price of Freedom (1988)
* The Alamo (2004)

See also|

* Alamo Mission

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