Here Mario Bava , Master of the Macabre goes west in this exciting story dealing with Bill Mannerly : Ken Clark , who comes across a dying Northern Soldier who gives him a document authorizing the payment a large sum of money .The drifter joins some pals and all of them posing as soldiers to take the money at a bank . After that , they join up with US cavalry sent to pacify Indian tribes . Along the way he falls in love for a gorgeous prisoner called Janet : Jany Clair imprisoned in a wagon. Then, there takes places a series of incidents , including Indian attacks , fights , duels , assaults and anything else .The Adventure ...the violence ...of the savage West ¡
This is an ordinary Western about a simple and plain plot in which has great importance the regular confrontation between Cavalry and Indians . This good-natured Pasta Western contains thrills , romance , shootouts , crosses and double-crosses and action enough. It results to be quite entertaining but middling . Stars Ken Clark as an ambitious lone rider falling in love for beautiful Jany Clair and thanks to her he finds redemption, both of whom also starred Agent Secret FX 18 (1964) . Ken Clark was one of many American hunk men as Steve Reeves , Gordon Scott , Reg Park, Mark Forest , Reg Lewis, Dan Vadis , Rock Stevens , Lou Ferrigno, emigrated to Italy to play a Sword and Sandals or Peplum movies , though none of them topped in popularity to Steve Reeves . As Ken Clark getting a certain success in Peplum , and Euro-spy genre . Here Ken Clark is accompanied by a functional support cast , but none of them are known Western secondaries , exception for Gerard Herter who starred some classic Spaghetti Western . I miss the familiar faces regular in Spaghetti/Chorizo sub-genre . In "Road to Fort Alamo" stands out the splendid photography by Ubaldo Terzano and Mario Bava himself , full of brilliant blue and yellow colors, being shot in Elios studios , and exteriors from Lazio , Rome . As well as atmospheric musical score in Spaghetti style by Piero Umiliani.
The picture was regular but professionally directed by Mario Bava. He was the main creator of Italian Giallo genre , Bava (Blood and Black Lace, House of Exorcism, Black Sabbath) along with Riccardo Freda (Secret of Dr Hitchcock) and subsequently Dario Argento (Suspiria, Tenebre , Phenomena) are the fundamental representatives .In fact , Bava and Freda had a long collaboration , as Bava finished two Riccardo's films : Il Vampiri and Caltiki . These Giallo movies are featured by overblown use of color in shining red blood, usual zooms, and regular images-shock. Bava made all kinds of genres , such as Scifi : "Planet of vampires" , Peplum : "Hercules in the Center of Earth" , "Battle of Marathon", Historical : "Erik the Conqueror", "Viking massacre"and Spaghetti Western : "Roy Colt and Winchester Jack", "Ringo From Nebraska" codirected by Antonio Roman and this "Road to Fort Alamo". The movie will appeal to Mario Bava enthusiasts and completists.
