Ka cika wannan magana: James T. "Farin ciki" Shahan na Brackettville, wanda a 1995 aka kira "Uba na Texas fim masana'antu" da Gwamna George W. Bush. Shahan ya fara gina saitin a ranch a watan Satumba, 1957 ga Wayne, wanda ya yi kokarin shekaru yin fim game da
Yaƙin Alamo don Hotunan Jamhuriyar, kafin daga ƙarshe ya rabu don kafa Batjac Productions. An fara yin fim a watan Agusta, 1959.