West of the Alamo
Seen it?1946 | 57 min | Music, Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1946: an older pace and style.
Despite his unprepossessing screen personality, singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely was starred in a series of Monogram westerns, one of which was West of the Alamo. Wakely and comedy sidekick Lee "Lasses" White play a pair of government agents who work undercover to solve a series of baffling crimes. It comes to no one's surprise that the criminal mastermind is the town's leading citizen, in this case banker Clay Bradford (Jack Ingram). As was typical in the Wakely westerns, West of the Alamo is approximately 25 percent action and 75 percent musical. Among the guest warblers this time out is the Arthur Smith Trio, headed by a gospel singer who'd later emcee a popular religious TV talk show.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 329 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Oliver Drake
- Jimmy WakelyTexas Ranger Jimmy Wakely
- Lee 'Lasses' WhiteTexas Ranger 'Lasses' White
- Ray WhitleyKeno Wilson
- Jack IngramClay Bradford
- Iris CliveJane Morgan
- Early CantrellHelen Morgan
- Betty Lou HeadMary Jones
- Budd BusterShotgun
- Eddie MajorsHenchman Dean Thomas
- Rod HoltonHenchman Emmett