Drum Beat
10/11/1954
2h



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.
Cast


Alan Ladd
Johnny MacKay


Audrey Dalton
Nancy Meek


Marisa Pavan
Toby


Robert Keith
Bill Satterwhite


Rodolfo Acosta
Scarface Charlie


Charles Bronson
Kintpuash


Warner Anderson
Gen. Canby


Elisha Cook Jr.
Blaine Crackel


Anthony Caruso
Manok


Richard Gaines
Dr. Thomas


Hayden Rorke
President Ulysses S. Grant


Frank De Kova
Modoc Jim


Perry Lopez
Bogus Charlie


Isabel Jewell
Lily White


Peggy Converse
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant
Pat Lawless
O'Brien


Frank Ferguson
Mr. Dyar


George J. Lewis
Capt. Alonzo Clark


Peter Hansen
Lt. Goodsall


Willis Bouchey
Gen. Gilliam


Strother Martin
Scotty


Edgar Stehli
Jesse Grant


Richard H. Cutting
Col. Meek
Michael Daves
Young Boddy


Paul Wexler
William Boddy


Denver Pyle
Fairchild (uncredited)


Rico Alaniz
Jonas Applegarth


Rayford Barnes
Chris Willow Bird


Oliver Blake
Minister (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Soldier (uncredited)
Nora Bush
Granny (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Officer (uncredited)
Juney Ellis
Mrs. Boddy (uncredited)


Frank Gerstle
Grant's Officer (uncredited)


James Griffith
Veteran One-Legged Soldier at White House Gate (uncredited)


Richard Hale
Ron Hargrave
Gene Jackson


Maurice Jara


Kenner G. Kemp
Kay E. Kuter


George Lloyd


Victor Millan
Felix Noriego


Carol Nugent


Leonard Penn
George Ross


Arthur Space
John Veitch


Norman Willis
Dee Carroll
Young Widow (uncredited)
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