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Drum Beat

1954-11-101h 51mWestern6.1/10TMDB · 35 votes

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.

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

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Directed byDelmer Daves

Original languageEnglish

Original release1954-11-10

ProductionUnited States of America

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Alan LaddJohnny MacKay

Audrey DaltonNancy Meek

Marisa PavanToby

Robert KeithBill Satterwhite

Rodolfo AcostaScarface Charlie

Charles BronsonKintpuash

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Warner AndersonGen. Canby Elisha Cook Jr.Blaine Crackel Anthony CarusoManok Richard GainesDr. Thomas Hayden RorkePresident Ulysses S. Grant Frank De KovaModoc Jim Perry LopezBogus Charlie Isabel JewellLily White Peggy ConverseMrs. Ulysses S. Grant Pat LawlessO'Brien Frank FergusonMr. Dyar George J. LewisCapt. Alonzo Clark Peter HansenLt. Goodsall Willis BoucheyGen. Gilliam Strother MartinScotty Edgar StehliJesse Grant Richard H. CuttingCol. Meek Michael DavesYoung Boddy Paul WexlerWilliam Boddy Denver PyleFairchild (uncredited)Rico AlanizJonas ApplegarthRayford BarnesChris Willow BirdOliver BlakeMinister (uncredited)Danny BorzageSoldier (uncredited)Nora BushGranny (uncredited)Oliver CrossOfficer (uncredited)Juney EllisMrs. Boddy (uncredited)Frank GerstleGrant's Officer (uncredited)James GriffithVeteran One-Legged Soldier at White House Gate (uncredited)Richard HaleRon HargraveGene JacksonMaurice JaraKenner G. KempKay E. KuterGeorge LloydVictor MillanFelix NoriegoCarol NugentLeonard PennGeorge RossArthur SpaceJohn VeitchNorman WillisDee CarrollYoung Widow (uncredited)

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