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.
Release Date
November 10, 1954Runtime
111 minRating
NRGenres
WesternDirected by
Delmer DavesScreenplay by
Delmer DavesStory by
Delmer DavesLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dX1EzLF8eb4kqI1MkcfWOkiE6A4.jpg)
Cast
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uGB0o5okVhsS7ogtwwEXmbtRF2k.jpg)
Alan Ladd
Johnny MacKay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3C8ysXImywLJwRmDJ2NJ2TwzmY7.jpg)
Audrey Dalton
Nancy Meek![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6ovw7Qf1kBnHz0RFbYddRNZ6BYs.jpg)
Marisa Pavan
Toby![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7nhscSi9oF7B48qYkfDd1OvfKOR.jpg)
Robert Keith
Bill Satterwhite![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/z708yfrb23NJKhrmPLZUjyvrG8v.jpg)
Rodolfo Acosta
Scarface Charlie![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/w0C2Xa6PCQX83Iu2TxPjOCv8ufm.jpg)
Charles Bronson
Kintpuash![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sCTUBCsOnAyrc6RDc9jPHtbKIgE.jpg)
Warner Anderson
Gen. Canby![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lM7n3Feg9t2mkcMUmdJ5fCi54wJ.jpg)
Elisha Cook Jr.
Blaine Crackel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8eDPQrngmyQW8NrNbZ9oOfOM9ti.jpg)
Anthony Caruso
Manok![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qTap65x0jLOgyM0jxC3BPG83TEN.jpg)
Richard Gaines
Dr. Thomas![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bfn0PTiYmnYHEzaMxUlOJXc2A1I.jpg)
Hayden Rorke
President Ulysses S. Grant![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lVlseygvknUVOgCVOPVDzURKOst.jpg)
Frank De Kova
Modoc Jim![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rQXvA13yB182uYVZ1ziHDe6ECV0.jpg)
Perry Lopez
Bogus Charlie![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/n8dtaQFdr6ZbIHOSCUlTIAprW8Z.jpg)
Isabel Jewell
Lily White![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rUbgsJBq3EVMA1MnEjBDmU2ldqC.jpg)
Peggy Converse
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/u71gKHci5XMUrpOou8peFEYphXM.jpg)
Frank Ferguson
Mr. Dyar![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cgo8gX8VDRoQV42rgQKJU4ceP3p.jpg)
George J. Lewis
Capt. Alonzo Clark![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kgmMzODLk6B1RZDqILX4vTC18El.jpg)
Peter Hansen
Lt. Goodsall![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/x7cecmICRE4EfOTblb1Nd3TrMWT.jpg)
Willis Bouchey
Gen. Gilliam![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mHJudNvMY5eoFpDZmr3Xa2rqU93.jpg)
Strother Martin
Scotty![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6E5dIhr02ekhtthMmkpcDLTN1tT.jpg)
Edgar Stehli
Jesse Grant![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qUIlD3dRLtXmxF2f8rpUuwdQH8O.jpg)
Richard H. Cutting
Col. Meek![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9g7fq97hqkHeQ1lbU6CqZJsaeOp.jpg)
Paul Wexler
William Boddy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eYRwwhl3pWu3oNn1GKerUauooSV.jpg)
Denver Pyle
Fairchild (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uWsiCN3JkGUzk96g6phSLS0mzGk.jpg)
Rico Alaniz
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2QXknVYA2ljsD2L9KnjDb2IncSI.jpg)
Rayford Barnes
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zcyhlzaZ4N7JJJVvTmtAkbjEu6F.jpg)
Oliver Blake
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ucGBFPSC1YUr0etCEKTX3FJjHeP.jpg)
Frank Gerstle
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7ES9uMQei0uAY7pTTXBAD7xLzx0.jpg)
James Griffith
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xUSXxhdGDdvtdstaRsFyw5nmwi2.jpg)
Richard Hale
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zk5IB4fqIx4eodTRHI7neTmWmKw.jpg)
Maurice Jara
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mz41FbZ3IlzpcLBI0IxjS3Jr1lB.jpg)
Kenner G. Kemp
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8p5UR9ltSSadwBdxOOSrVpbFvJD.jpg)
George Lloyd
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4kumG5B5wKnKX43Otnu8wnRxupJ.jpg)
Victor Millan
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kPKIVQGA4HkemeXDlCWX8BKqucn.jpg)
Carol Nugent
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5JwasLwIiLZIIw64a65v8JkOZiI.jpg)
Leonard Penn
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1Knee5z0h89xsRWQIdCl1sd6DDf.jpg)
Arthur Space
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6m75dkBarA8tkbZOsG7EaUAJRvD.jpg)
Norman Willis
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