In early spring of 1833, the smoldering resentment of American settlers in Texas against their oppression by Mexico dictator General Santa Anna/Ana 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 half-measures is past. Austin, responsible for bringing the Americans to Texas as colonists, reminds Wharton that a settler's 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.
Earle Hodgins
as Stephen F. Austin
Lane Chandler
as Davy Crockett
Roger Williams
as Colonel Jim Bowie
Rex Lease
as Colonel William B. Travis
Jack C. Smith
as William H. Wharton
Bruce Warren
as Lieutenant Al Dickinson
Ruth Findlay
as Anne Dickinson
Lee Valanios
as Colonel James Bonham
Edward Peil Sr.
as General Sam Houston
Julian Rivero
as General Santa Anna
Willy Castello
as General Cos
Paul Ellis
as General Castillion
