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Article: THE LAST WARRIOR PIPER; This Scot fought to the death defending the Alamo. So why has Hollywood left him on the cutting room floor yet again?
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- September 6, 2004
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Byline: JONATHAN BROCKLEBANK
THE familiar version of the story has become the stuff of Western cliche - modest band of frontiersmen battle to defend their stronghold against an entire Mexican army. One by one the Texans fall, until their charismatic leader is the last man standing. With no bullets left, he resorts to clubbing the marauding soldiers with the butt of his rifle.
Little wonder the role of Davy Crockett seemed tailor-made for John Wayne in his prime - but there is a glaring omission in the classic 1960 movie The Alamo. And, to the dismay of many critics, the same is true of the 2004 remake starring Billy Bob Thornton, released in Britain last ...