Drum Beat

Drum Beat

111 mins | Adventure, Western | Nov. 10, 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.

Drum Beat

111 mins | Adventure, Western | Nov. 10, 1954

Drum Beat
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Ladd Enterprises, Jaguar Productions
Original title Drum Beat
Directors Delmer Daves
Writers Delmer Daves

Cast

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