Drum
Beat (1954)
Synopsis: Alan Ladd brings an
end to the Indian Wars in this fact-based western, which gave Charles Bronson
his first starring role. Writer/director Delmer Daves toiled away in the public
record office in order to be as impartial as possible in his account of the
1869 Modoc uprising.
The script has an intelligence that matches his
earlier Broken Arrow, one of the first Hollywood features to see the Wild West
from the native American perspective. The upstanding Ladd is upstaged by the
young Bronson as Modoc brave Captain Jack, while J Peverell Marley's views of
the Oregon/California landscape are stunning.
Cast: Alan Ladd,
Audrey Dalton.
Runtime: 111 min
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