Drum Beat (1954)

Directed by

Delmer Daves

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1873, a white man is asked by the U.S. Army to negotiate with the Modoc people before war breaks out. The story follows his efforts to prevent conflict while facing a hostile Modoc leader named Captain Jack.

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What happens

Drum Beat is a 1954 American CinemaScope Western film in WarnerColor written and directed by Delmer Daves and co-produced by Daves and Alan Ladd in his first film for his Jaguar Productions company. Ladd stars along with Audrey Dalton, Charles Bronson as Captain Jack, and Hayden Rorke as President Ulysses S. Grant. The story uses elements of the 1873 Modoc War in its narrative, with Ladd playing a white man asked by the U.S. Army to attempt negotiations with Native Modocs who are about to wage war. An early role for Charles Bronson (originally Buchinsky), who plays Captain Jack as a memorable villain wearing the coat of a deceased US Cavalry Captain. Prior to murdering General Edward Canby (Warner Anderson) during a peace negotiation, Bronson's character puts on a General's coat and announces to the audience "Me GENERAL Jack now!" (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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