Movie Details
Theatrical Release:November 10th, 1954
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Jaguar Productions, Ladd Enterprises
Cast & Crew
S
Sidney Cutner
Orchestrator
G
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist
C
C.A. Riggs
Sound
L
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Drum Beat (1954)
"Only the fierce Modocs knew the terrible meaning of each beat of the Drum !"Movie
Audience Score
DirectorDelmer Daves
Plot
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.
