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Drum Beat: Directed by Delmer Daves. With Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Marisa Pavan, Robert Keith. In 1872, Indian fighter Johnny MacKay is appointed peace commissioner for the California and Oregon territory but he faces tough opposition from the renegade Modocs led by their chief Captain Jack.
On the stagecoach journey between Sacramento and Oregon, they are attacked by Indians led by Modoc Jim, one of Captain Jack's men. After stage driver Bill Satterwhite's sweetheart, Lily White, is killed, Bill swears vengeance on all Modocs.
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A veteran Indian fighter Johnny MacKay (Alan Ladd) is appointed peace commissioner by President Grant to end the hostilities between settlers, soldiers and Modoc renegades.
Feb 12, 2019 · The Modoc are on the warpath, and President Grant summons Indian fighter Johnny MacKay (Alan Ladd) to Washington to ask him to serve as an ambassador of peace. Instead of peace, war breaks out following the revenge killing of a Modoc by a stage driver whose girlfriend was killed by the Indians.
In 1872, Modoc Indians ambush a stagecoach headed north to Oregon. The passengers include Johnny MacKay (Alan Ladd), who has been assigned by President Ulysses S. Grant to negotiate the surrender...
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After Modoc renegade Captain Jack engages in ambush and other atrocities, MacKay must fight him one-on-one with guns, knives and fists. President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon.
Alan Ladd gives a powerhouse performance in Drum Beat, an action-packed Western shot in CinemaScope® and featuring Charles Bronson in his first major role. 285 IMDb 6.3 1 h 47 min 1954. X-Ray 13+. Action · Adventure · Bold · Compelling. Available to rent or buy.
Drum Beat is a 1954 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. Filmed in Sedona, Arizona, the story ...
Alan Ladd gives a powerhouse performance in Drum Beat, an action-packed Western shot in CinemaScope® and featuring Charles Bronson in his first major role. IMDb 6.3 1 h 47 min 1954. X-Ray 13+. Action · Adventure · Bold · Compelling. Available to rent or buy.
