Sunday, 15 February 2026

Jeff Davis(Classic 1996) With Surviving Actor John Hamilton And John Wayne Alamo Movie [Yt2AUagg D8]

A veteran actor recounts his years alongside John Wayne before exposing a massive alleged land-seizure conspiracy involving Texas bankruptcy judges and the banking elite.

By Mike Hanson Archives | 23m listen | 7 chapters
Jeff Davis(Classic 1996) With Surviving Actor  John Hamilton And John Wayne Alamo Movie [Yt2AUagg D8] cover

About this episode

John Hamilton reveals the inner workings of his thirty-year friendship with John Wayne, detailing how the Hollywood icon secured him a role in the 1959 production of The Alamo. Hamilton presents rare memorabilia from his grandfather Thornton Hamilton’s ranch and a 1963 San Antonio campaign photograph to illustrate a bond that spanned decades of Texas history. The actor asserts that Wayne’s presence would have shielded his family homestead from the legal seizures that defined his later years.

Hamilton identifies Richard Boone, Richard Widmark, and Laurence Harvey in archival footage from the Utopia, Texas film set while pivoting to a legal battle involving Lost Creek Ranch. He accuses bankruptcy judges Richard Smith and Randolph Wheeler Jr. of orchestrating a criminal enterprise to bypass Texas homestead protection laws. Specific allegations name Victoria Bank and Trust, Norwest Bank, and attorney Jimmy Crane as participants in a syndicate designed to strip landowners of high-value assets. Hamilton claims the Victoria Advocate and other local press outlets suppress these stories to protect advertising revenue from the banking sector.

Jeff Davis introduces the program’s expansion to Channel 10 Saturday nights alongside David Price and Dave Hurley. Hamilton reflects on his 1994 congressional run against Kika de la Garza and a marathon fifteen-hour interview with Fuji Television regarding the decline of the American Dream. The segment concludes with Hamilton’s defense of the militia movement as a necessary response to systemic judicial corruption rather than a rejection of government authority.


CHAPTER 01 / 7 Discussion

John Hamilton, John Wayne Friendship and The Alamo Movie

John Hamilton discusses his 30-year friendship with actor John Wayne, whom he first met as a child on his grandfather Thornton Hamilton's ranch. Hamilton shares memorabilia, including a Victoria Advocate tribute and a 1963 photograph from a campaign event in San Antonio. He credits Wayne with giving him a speaking role in the 1959 film The Alamo and expresses belief that Wayne would have prevented the subsequent seizure of his homestead.

john hamilton· john wayne· the alamo· san antonio· victoria advocate

03:42 Right now we are going to have a little bit more fun. We talked about how you had 3 million dollars worth of private property stolen from you, but there is some other elements in your life that the folks need to be witness too? That's true I was a lifelong friend John Wayne the late and great Duke. I never have capitalized on our friendship Maybe that's why we stayed friends over 30 years want to go ahead and present me there yes, I have a John gave me a speaking part of movie The Alamo out of 5,000 of us in the movie I think there's only two or three of us before five of us left alive it had speaking parts This is first. I'd like to show this way get some close-ups on this folks

04:23 This is when he died and this is what the Victoria Advocate... Hey, if we could get some close-up. Now this was you with John Wayne right? This was just before he died? No this was right after he died and says Quarrel Man... Oh it can't be right after or oh this article came out after he died? Yeah, Quarrel Man knew The Duke He hunted on my grandfather's ranch My grandfathers Thornton Hamilton He hunted on my grandfather's ranch for many years. I was 12 years old when i first met him and my mother says come down in the kitchen, I've got somebody I'd like for you to meet and there was this man cleaning doves over the sink. I had no idea. I just came from a John Wayne movie went upstairs cleaned up came back down he said I want you to meet Mr.. John Wayne This is a certificate this is a picture that I ran in the paper when he died

05:17 Hold it up there. I want to read it. Yeah, go ahead. In memorial a tribute to the Duke by John Hamilton The world has lost a legend America's lost of Patriot Hollywood has lost the star youth has lost a hero and I've lost a friend John Duke Wayne 1907-1979 Best wishes to Jeff and Mike thanks for having me on your show your friend John H this was John And I in the movie This was my costume and you'll be able to see it for the first time on the Jeff Davis show They have a clip of the Alamo. That's our first that they didn't cut me out on the floor I'd like to present Okay, yeah, let's get another shot here this

06:05 That's you and the Duke right there. That is 1963, the movie was in 1959 this is when we went to San Antonio and he was campaigning for the old Scotsman Garden McClendon. You remember him? From Dallas way back in 63 John can put a plug in for Jesus it wouldn't have been for him if you wouldn't had it. Put a plug in for Jesus. Hey, Jesus good job! Thanks for your help. Oh, Jesus yes! A million thanks Jesus without you no matter how many clips I brought it wouldn't be on tonight because of his generosity and

06:41 My diplomacy. No, he's a nice guy really is thank you John cage are we ready with the clip? Okay, John shoot this how long okay. He's presenting me with this He's presenting me with this right he's presenting me with this yeah We get pictures here. We're gonna get some still photos of it. I appreciate that color I'll give you its better little production and I appreciate that though. I really do I believe if John was alive they would never have been allowed to steal my Homestead Ranch because they wouldn't want the publicity of the Duke coming down. You think he would have done that for them? Oh absolutely!

CHAPTER 02 / 7 Discussion

The Alamo Film Clip, Richard Boone and 1950s Cast

John Hamilton provides live commentary on a film clip from The Alamo, identifying various cast members including Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, and Richard Boone. Hamilton points out his own appearance as a sentry and messenger for General Sam Houston, filmed in Utopia, Texas, in 1959. The segment highlights appearances by Frankie Avalon and Bill Daniel, brother of Price Daniel, during the production's three-month shoot.

the alamo· richard boone· frankie avalon· bill daniel· utopia texas

07:24 Yeah, but we got a lot of forces down here John that might create some problems for these folks. Walk over it when they see it up there. Okay go ahead. I'm real emotional about this because its 37 years and out of 5 thousand not many are still alive This is the scene where Travis asks us all across the line those are going to stay and I ask Americans today Well maybe we'll get to see it Here we go Here's Richard Wedmark. Can I talk over this? Play the background music if you can, this is... Okay this is Richard Wedmark, Lawrence Harvey. There's the music, it's incredible! Alright here is a black gentleman in the Alamo that was a famous opera singer and I believe out of New York that had a part in The Alamo

08:21 All these folks are dead. That's Big John Hamilton from San Antonio getting off the horse on a lift, not even relation to me but a friend they called him Big John and me Little John all these people there's John Chillwell is on the right Chill stills old he's five dollars from where we went to Old Mexico one night And he said hey brother can you loan me five for another drink? Bless his heart over on the right I believe it's Denver Pile and of course John Wayne is in the middle And I want to compliment again, Jim for having this clip on your show. It's the first time ever that I've seen myself again on television...on live television Can you hear the music? The music is incredibly emotional They're gonna look at each other here By the way, I was a soldier in the Alamo and a messenger for General Sam Houston who was played by Richard Boone If you remember Richard Boone he played General Sam Houston Alright

09:22 He's looking at each other. Here is Frank Yavlon, another good friend of mine, teenage idol in the 60s. Frank is crossing... I stop right here and you don't want me seeing the lines at the same time, do ya? You can do whatever you want, John. All right! I'm a sentry right there. Hold up there, bud. Ricky Ware is on the right. I am to the left there. Where are you heading? Looking for General Sam Houston. Got a message for him. When you come to the right place, corpse of the guard post number three What is it? He wants to see General Sam. Come on, Bob! And then you can see my backside right there to the left again I was 24 years old and 61 now he's going at General Sam's camp that's Richard Boone with his back to us General Sam and Frankie of course a big teenage oddly was only 19 years old at that time what

10:19 The gentleman coming out from the tent is Bill Daniel, Price Daniels' I think brother. From Liberty Texas and he's talking to Frankie right now. No sir! I've got to get back to the Alamo. Frankie went back down there... There's Richard Boone playing General Sam Houston. So this was filmed at Utopia, Texas in 1959 about 40 miles away from the set of Brackettville I spent three months out there This had to do with land, the Alamo Okay well there you were boy! Hey look a little bit older than you Well maybe it's the beard or it would be all gray but Mike, Medusa thank you and Jeff again

CHAPTER 03 / 7 Discussion

Bankruptcy Fraud Allegations, Judge Richard Smith and Lost Creek Ranch

John Hamilton accuses bankruptcy judges Richard Smith and Randolph Wheeler Jr. of felony crimes related to the seizure of his 1,000-acre Lost Creek Ranch. Hamilton claims he was a victim of a "Bankruptcy Club" criminal enterprise that ignored Texas homestead protection laws despite his ability to pay off debts. He asserts that his property was stolen through a premeditated scheme rather than financial mismanagement or personal error.

bankruptcy court· richard smith· lost creek ranch· homestead law· white collar crime

11:09 It brings back a lot of memories and I miss those days in the 50's when we were kinder gentler nation than we are facing right now. countrymen, my own lawyers and judges and people that I trust. I was raised up in the 50s where you respect the law you trust the judge's you trust the lawyer's i'm charging bankruptcy judge Richard Smith with an absolute felony crime that would put him in the federal penitentiary for years and Randolph Wheelers Jr of Houston, a bankruptcy judge at Covered and Smith had the audacity just a few weeks ago to put on a bankruptcy seminar here in Austin Texas on how to deal with debtors or something similar. Let me just let me just

11:57 Well John first off I want to say that i do appreciate you coming on the Jeff Davis show. Listen, I don't know how far is uh uh Ciro? Quiro? 85 miles home of the world famous squirrel turkey trout races. Uh Quiro's only 85 miles an hour and a half Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Jimmy Johnson, a rancher who I hitchhiked with and Mr. Blake Walker of Quarrel who had to leave earlier and he just left me. These two gentlemen have experienced the same tragedies that my wife and I have. When you were filming that movie, the Alamo,

12:49 You were carefree and you didn't figure something like this could happen? Oh father's thing from my mind. I was operating my grandfather's ranch at that time, doing what most normal 24 year olds do and here 37 years later My property was stolen. I'm not a disgruntled debtor as i told you earlier I have had no charges filed against me, no fraud, no criminality. All the charges have been filed by ME John Hamilton against the predators in The Bankruptcy Club and a white collar enterprise operating there And yes sir is that call it paranoid or call it whatever but I wished I would've been paranoid nine years ago I wouldn't be sitting here today because I was naive and trusting at that time They took my thousand acre homestead

13:37 Lost Creek Ranch Homestead and told me my wife in tears said let's stay the homestead is protected in Texas. It's estrangmented, your homestead is the strongest state in the nation. They just totally Just ignore and the bankruptcy codes laws rules and statutes are good. They're designed to help someone reorganize pay their legitimate debt off I could pay off 100% And then go on about my life, but nine took them nine years to get all my property

CHAPTER 05 / 7 Discussion

Bankruptcy Syndicate, Financial Impact on American Landowners

John Hamilton describes a "wicked syndicate" of lawyers and bankers who allegedly use the bankruptcy system to seize lucrative private property for inside buyers. He estimates that hundreds of thousands of Americans have faced similar asset seizures, totaling millions of dollars in lost farm and ranch land. Hamilton maintains that these actions are driven by greed and the lust for property rather than legitimate legal reorganization.

bankruptcy club· private property· asset seizure· financial corruption· land theft

16:02 John, let me go ahead. We're fastly running out of time here. Did you all have any... First off I want to invite you back if it's somewhere down the road we'll have you back on. Let's just summarize here briefly You're stating that just through a crooked I guess you know what wicked syndicate of lawyers and bankers and whoever these people are in the bankruptcy in the Bankruptcy club is as lot of people call it, but not all of them are good But the good ones are being silenced and those that can do by your silence

16:52 About $3 million worth of private farm, ranch and homestead property. I didn't lose it through squandering my assets or through mismanagement or error in judgment It's a premeditated criminal enterprise. I didn't lose it by gambling, I didn't lose it by squandering. Absolutely they saw the opportunity and the greed and lust for my property superseded the honesty and morality of it." Now where are you lawyers out there calling in?

17:29 uh... lawyers And they had inside buyers lined up for my property was so lucrative. Now we're just and you're saying rancher You're saying that this is a high dollar playboy many people do you have any estimates on how many people? This is 63 no, I'm sorry in my case the ones that had their fingers in my cookie jar No, no three the number of John Hamilton's that are out there. I would say it in them hundreds of thousands I would say several hundred thousands

CHAPTER 06 / 7 Discussion

Political Activism, Militia Movements and Fuji Television Interview

John Hamilton discusses his 1994 independent congressional run against Kika de la Garza and his recent mayoral campaign in Cuero, Texas. He attributes the rise of the militia and patriot movements to a lack of justice in the courts, describing participants as "anti-crook" rather than anti-government. Hamilton also mentions a 15-hour interview with Fuji Television from Japan where he described the American Dream as having turned into a nightmare.

kika de la garza· militia movement· republic of texas· fuji television· american dream

18:11 And some of them with worse cases than mine, more land stole. More money stole but a lot of farmers and ranchers that asked me to run for Congress as you know in 1994 and I got on the ballot is an independent against Kikadela Garza 15th congressional district they ask me to use my candidacy's form to tell the people I didn't have any staff then having money all the money was stolen but i did the best job I could Iran from mayor this year here in Queroa You just got to have tenacity and the courage to keep plugging away because this is not going to last. We are at the, at the... And oh! Let me say something right quick. If you don't do something next it's you. Let me say something right quick on the subject of why these solid middle class American farmers and ranchers are doing these so-called radical movements militia Republica Texas free men patriots It's no secret

19:08 No one has developed that subject material no one that I know of it's because they're not getting justice in the courts These people are not really anti-government They're anti crooks and government anti they prostituted our governments but Tokyo, Tokyo Japanese from Tokyo film 15 hours Fuji television of me last month they said mr. Hamilton what do you think of the American dream I said the American Dream sir has turned into the American nightmare help will give anybody to form that exposes evil and any

CHAPTER 07 / 7 Discussion

Jeff Davis Show, Channel 10 Saturday Night Broadcast

Jeff Davis concludes the segment by announcing the expansion of the Jeff Davis Show to Channel 10, airing every Saturday night at midnight. He introduces David Price and Dave Hurley while referencing the show's growing reach and recent media mentions. The segment ends with a promotional outlook for the program's future television presence.

jeff davis show· channel 10· david price· television broadcast· media expansion

19:48 Yeah, we're watching them right now Jeff Davis on the Jeff Davis show. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Jeff Davis. David Price. Dave Hurley, old Biddy's son. He ain't got nothing like Ol' Vinny's son. More than Jeff Davis, sure. Or Capsize for all time. This show is going somewhere folks! Going to Channel 10 every Saturday night at midnight. I mean he even gets write-ups in the... What's that one cracker that I don't read? Oh, no it's the twit.