Heroes of the Alamo (1937)

In early spring of 1833 the smoldering resentment of American settlers in Texas against their oppression by Mexico dictator General Santa AnnaAna coming to a head When a decree is issued that no more Americans may enter Texas William H Wharton fiery head of a faction determined on independence or nothing warns Stephen F Austin that the time for halfmeasures is past Austin responsible for bringing the Americans to Texas as colonists reminds Wharton that a settlers revolt against Mexico would dishonor his name and the arrangements he had with the Mexican government He gets the Whartonites to agree to a general convention of all colonists Almerian Dickinson biggest land owner in the settlement of Gonzales deeply in love with his wife Anne warns Wharton that a bloody revolt would endanger every wife and mother in the colony He proposes they send Austin to Mexico City to ask Santa Anna to grant Texans a voice in their own government