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1955 | DIRECTED BY DELMER DAVES

Drum Beat

Directed by

 
Delmer Daves

Producers

Name
Role
 
Alan Ladd
Producer Uncredited
 
Delmer Daves
Producer

Written by

Writer
Role
 
Delmer Daves
Screenplay / Story

Music by

Artist
Role
 
Victor Young
Music

Starring

Actors
Character
 
Alan Ladd
Johnny MacKay
 
Audrey Dalton
Nancy Meek
 
Marisa Pavan
Toby
 
Robert Keith
Bill Satterwhite
 
Rodolfo Acosta
Scarface Charlie
Kintpuash - aka Captain Jack
 
Warner Anderson
Gen. Edward Canby
 
Elisha Cook Jr.
Blaine Crackel
 
Anthony Caruso
Manok
 
Richard Gaines
Dr. Thomas
 
Hayden Rorke
President Ulysses S. Grant
 
Frank DeKova
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
 
Rico Alaniz
Medicine Man
 
Jonas Applegarth
Indian
 
Rayford Barnes
Capt. Summer
 
Oliver Blake
Minister
 
Danny Borzage
Soldier
 
Nora Bush
Granny
 
Dee Carroll
Young Widow
 
Juney Ellis
Mrs. Boddy
 
Frank Gerstle
Grant's Officer
 
James Griffith
Veteran One-Legged Soldier at White House Gate
 
Richard Hale
Gen. Sherman
 
Ron Hargrave
Singing Soldier
 
Gene Jackson
Child Street Dancer
 
Maurice Jara
Indian
 
Kenner G. Kemp
Grant's Clerk
 
Kay E. Kuter
Veteran Soldier
 
George Lloyd
Settler
 
Victor Millan
Indian
 
Felix Noriego
Indian
 
Carol Nugent
Nellie Grant
 
Leonard Penn
Miller - a Settler
 
Denver Pyle
Fairchild
 
George Ross
Sentry
 
Ken Smith
Sentry
 
Arthur Space
Army Doctor
 
John Veitch
Young Soldier
 
Paul Wexler
William Boddy
 
Norman Willis
Guard