Drum Beat

Drum Beat (1954)

Only the fierce Modocs knew the terrible meaning of each beat of the Drum !

  • Genre: Western
  • Release Date: 1954-11-10
  • User Rating: 6.1/10 from 31 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 51min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Jaguar Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Delmer Daves
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Summary

President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon. On the way he must escort Nancy Meek to the home of her aunt and uncle. After Modoc renegade Captain Jack engages in ambush and other atrocities, MacKay must fight him one-on-one with guns, knives and fists.

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  • Alan Ladd

    as Johnny MacKay
  • Audrey Dalton

    as Nancy Meek
  • Marisa Pavan

    as Toby
  • Robert Keith

    as Bill Satterwhite
  • Rodolfo Acosta

    as Scarface Charlie
  • Charles Bronson

    as Kintpuash
  • Warner Anderson

    as Gen. Canby
  • Elisha Cook Jr.

    as Blaine Crackel
  • Anthony Caruso

    as Manok
  • Richard Gaines

    as Dr. Thomas
  • Hayden Rorke

    as President Ulysses S. Grant
  • Frank De Kova

    as Modoc Jim
  • Perry Lopez

    as Bogus Charlie
  • Isabel Jewell

    as Lily White
  • Peggy Converse

    as Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant
  • Pat Lawless

    as O'Brien
  • Frank Ferguson

    as Mr. Dyar
  • George J. Lewis

    as Capt. Alonzo Clark
  • Peter Hansen

    as Lt. Goodsall
  • Willis Bouchey

    as Gen. Gilliam
  • Strother Martin

    as Scotty
  • Edgar Stehli

    as Jesse Grant
  • Richard H. Cutting

    as Col. Meek
  • Michael Daves

    as Young Boddy
  • Paul Wexler

    as William Boddy
  • Denver Pyle

    as Fairchild (uncredited)
  • Rico Alaniz

    as
  • Jonas Applegarth

    as
  • Rayford Barnes

    as
  • Chris Willow Bird

    as
  • Oliver Blake

    as
  • Danny Borzage

    as
  • Nora Bush

    as
  • Dee Carroll

    as
  • Oliver Cross

    as
  • Juney Ellis

    as
  • Frank Gerstle

    as
  • James Griffith

    as
  • Richard Hale

    as
  • Ron Hargrave

    as
  • Gene Jackson

    as
  • Maurice Jara

    as
  • Kenner G. Kemp

    as
  • Kay E. Kuter

    as
  • George Lloyd

    as
  • Victor Millan

    as
  • Felix Noriego

    as
  • Carol Nugent

    as
  • Leonard Penn

    as
  • George Ross

    as
  • Arthur Space

    as
  • John Veitch

    as
  • Norman Willis

    as
Directing Delmer Daves Director
Writing Delmer Daves Screenplay
Writing Delmer Daves Story
Editing Clarence Kolster Editor
Camera J. Peverell Marley Director of Photography
Art Leo K. Kuter Art Direction
Sound Victor Young Original Music Composer
Production Delmer Daves Producer
Art William L. Kuehl Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Gordon Bau Makeup Artist
Sound C.A. Riggs Sound
Camera Sidney Hickox Second Unit Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Moss Mabry Wardrobe Designer
Sound Sidney Cutner Orchestrator
Sound Leo Shuken Orchestrator
Crew Bob Hoy Stunt Double
Crew Paul Baxley Stunt Double
Production Alan Ladd Producer
Costume & Make-Up Norman Pringle Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Myrl Stoltz Hairstylist
Crew Ralph Ayres Special Effects

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