When generalissimo maximillian de santos (ustinov) from mexico brings his troops over the border to retake the alamo, nobody takes it seriously. Until he takes over the alamo! And then the chief of police (morgan) gets involved. Some fun supporting names... ken mars, jon winters, john astin. Alice ghostly. It's okay! Not going to win any awards. The script needed some spicing up to make it funnier. Or something. Ustinov always had perfect comedic timing, but he's pretty much wasted in this role. Not bad. Directed by jerry paris. He's probably best known as jerry helper, the next door neighbor on dick van dyke. Later, he directed tons of television. Story by an unlikely writer... jim lehrer, newscaster of many years!
