Alleghany Uprising: an Amazing Movie With few Flaws Alleghany Uprising is an old black and white film directed by William A. Seiter that follows an adventurer James Smith, played by John Wayne, and his team of men as they try to stop the trade of illegal goods. While the movie was entertaining, it had some historical inaccuracies. The movie begins with adventurer James Smith, played by John Wayne, and his team of men as Indians encounter them in the woods. After the defeating the natives, the team discovers that the Indians obtained the weapons men of their town in Pennsylvania. British officials then make the trade of weapons with Indians illegal. Nevertheless, Ralph Callender continues to trade rum and rifles with the Indians. In an effort to stop the trade, Smith, his men, and Janie McDougall, the local barmaid, attack the wagons and the fort holding the illegal trade goods. Before leaving the town to attack the fort, the men locked Janie McDougall up in fear that she may try to tag along. They succeeded in attacking …show more content…
One of the main inaccuracies is Janie McDougall. Women of that time did not have the rights women do today, and under the rights back then, she could not run a bar. Her apparel was also different from what women wore at the time. Women wore dresses, while Janie wore pants. Another, not so important accuracy was the British soldiers’ accents. Very few of the soldiers actually sounded British, which is understandable due to this being an American movie. Other than those, the movie is historically accurate in areas concerning the constitution. It hints at why the founding fathers wrote the constitution the way it is. The men of Pennsylvania kept and bore arms in order to protect themselves. Smith also had a fair trial at the end of the movie. These details exercise the constitutional rights we have now (US Const. amend. II) (US. Const. amend.