Drum Beat (1954)
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.
Director:
Delmer Daves
Writer:
Delmer Daves
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Alan Ladd as Johnny MacKay |
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Audrey Dalton as Nancy Meek |
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Marisa Pavan as Toby |
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Robert Keith as Bill Satterwhite |
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Rodolfo Acosta as Scarface Charlie |
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Charles Bronson as Kintpuash |
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Warner Anderson as Gen. Canby |
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Elisha Cook Jr. as Blaine Crackel |
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Anthony Caruso as Manok |
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Richard Gaines as Dr. Thomas |
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Hayden Rorke as President Ulysses S. Grant |
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Frank De Kova as Modoc Jim |
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Perry Lopez as Bogus Charlie |
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Isabel Jewell as Lily White |
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Peggy Converse as Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant |
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Pat Lawless as O'Brien |
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Frank Ferguson as Mr. Dyar |
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George J. Lewis as Capt. Alonzo Clark |
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Peter Hansen as Lt. Goodsall |
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Willis Bouchey as Gen. Gilliam |
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Strother Martin as Scotty |
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Edgar Stehli as Jesse Grant |
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Richard H. Cutting as Col. Meek |
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Michael Daves as Young Boddy |
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Paul Wexler as William Boddy |
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Denver Pyle as Fairchild (uncredited) |
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Rico Alaniz as |
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Jonas Applegarth as |
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Rayford Barnes as |
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Chris Willow Bird as |
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Oliver Blake as Minister (uncredited) |
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Danny Borzage as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Nora Bush as Granny (uncredited) |
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Oliver Cross as Officer (uncredited) |
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Juney Ellis as Mrs. Boddy (uncredited) |
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Frank Gerstle as Grant's Officer (uncredited) |
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James Griffith as Veteran One-Legged Soldier at White House Gate (uncredited) |
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Richard Hale as |
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Ron Hargrave as |
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Gene Jackson as |
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Maurice Jara as |
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Kenner G. Kemp as |
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Kay E. Kuter as |
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George Lloyd as |
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Victor Millan as |
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Felix Noriego as |
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Carol Nugent as |
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Leonard Penn as |
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George Ross as |
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Arthur Space as |
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John Veitch as |
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Norman Willis as |
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Dee Carroll as Young Widow (uncredited) |
| Art | William L. Kuehl | Set Decoration |
| Sound | C.A. Riggs | Sound |
| Sound | Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Sidney Cutner | Orchestrator |
| Production | Delmer Daves | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moss Mabry | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Sidney Hickox | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Crew | Robert F. Hoy | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunt Double |
| Directing | Delmer Daves | Director |
| Writing | Delmer Daves | Story |
| Writing | Delmer Daves | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Myrl Stoltz | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Ralph Ayres | Special Effects |
| Production | Alan Ladd | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Pringle | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | J. Peverell Marley | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Leo K. Kuter | Art Direction |
| Editing | Clarence Kolster | Editor |