The Immortal Alamo was an American silent film

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 produced by Star Film Company

Star Film Company

The Star Film Company was the American film production division of Georges Méliès' French company Star-Film. The company was managed by Méliès' older brother Gaston Méliès and produced films in New York City, San Antonio, Texas and Santa Paula, California. Star Film Company existed from 1902 to 1913...

, directed by Gaston Melies

Gaston Méliès

Gaston Méliès was the brother of the more-famous French film director Georges Méliès. He also produced and directed a large number of early films in the United States....

, and released on May 25, 1911. The Immortal Alamo is the earliest film version of the events surrounding the 1836 Battle of the Alamo

Battle of the Alamo

The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar . All but two of the Texian defenders were killed...

. No known copies of the film exist today, and it is considered to be a lost film

Lost film

A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...

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The film was directed

Film director

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 by William F. Haddock

William F. Haddock

William F. Haddock was one of the earliest film directors of the silent film era.Haddock was born William Frederick Haddock in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and directed his first film in 1909, titled The Boots He Couldn't Lose...

, and starred Francis Ford

Francis Ford (actor)

Francis Ford was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the older brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.He starred in the 1912 two-reeler The Deserter by Thomas H. Ince and acted in over 400...

, Edith Storey, William A. Carroll

William A. Carroll

William A. Carroll , was an American silent film actor.Entering films with the Selig and Vitagraph film company, Carroll starred in 140 films between 1911 and 1927, including such works as 1916's The Twinkler....

, and William Clifford

William Clifford (actor)

William Clifford was an American actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 170 films between 1910 and 1929...

. Although her role was minor, it was the first film in which Fanny Midgley

Fanny Midgley

Fanny Midgley was an American film actress of Hollywood's early years, mostly in silent films.Midgley was born Fanny B. Frier in Cincinnati, Ohio, making her move to Hollywood to pursue an acting career in the earliest days of film making, in 1911...

 appeared. The film was shot in San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

 and on location at the Alamo

Alamo Mission in San Antonio

The Alamo, originally known as Mission San Antonio de Valero, is a former Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound, site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, and now a museum, in San Antonio, Texas....

. One hundred cadet

Cadet

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s from the Peacock Military Academy portrayed the Mexican Army

Mexican Army

The Mexican Army is the combined land and air branch and largest of the Mexican Military services; it also is known as the National Defense Army. It is famous for having been the first army to adopt and use an automatic rifle, , in 1899, and the first to issue automatic weapons as standard issue...

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