A Thunder of Drums
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A Thunder of Drums
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In this western, an idealistic and naive rookie cavalry officer is assigned to work with a cruel captain. He immediately gets on the crabby captain's bad side by trying to restart an affair with his ex-sweetheart. The woman is engaged to another who ends up getting killed by the Indians. This rookie, blaming himself for distracting the slain officer with his overtures to the officer's fiance, volunteers to act as a decoy to lure the renegade Apaches into a trap. It works, but many soldiers die. After the skirmish, the rookie has become a seasoned officer prepared to take his duties seriously. Back at the fort, he bids farewell to the woman as she begins her long journey back east. ~ Sandra Brennan, RoviCast
- Richard Boone - Capt. Stephen Maddocks
- George Hamilton - Lt. Curtis McQuade
- Luana Patten - Tracey Hamilton
- Arthur O'Connell - Sgt. Rodermill
- Charles Bronson - Trooper Hanna
Credit
George W. Davis - Art Director, Gabriel Scognamillo - Art Director, Kitty Mager - Costume Designer, Joseph Newman - Director, Ferris Webster - Editor, Harry Sukman - Composer (Music Score), William W. Spencer - Cinematographer, Robert Enders - Producer, Henry W. Grace - Set Designer, Jack Mills - Set Designer, James Warner Bellah - Screenwriter| A Throw of the Dice (1930 Film), A Thousand and One Years Ago: Inca Art of Peru (1987 Film) | |
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A Thunder of Drums
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| Directed by | Joseph M. Newman |
| Produced by | Stanley Bass Robert Enders |
| Written by | James Warner Bellah |
| Starring | Richard Boone George Hamilton Luana Patten Arthur O'Connell Charles Bronson Richard Chamberlain Duane Eddy Slim Pickens |
| Music by | Harry Sukman |
| Cinematography | William W. Spencer |
| Editing by | Ferris Webster |
| Studio | Robert J. Enders Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | September 26, 1961 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Thunder of Drums is a 1961 Western directed by Joseph M. Newman, starring Richard Boone, George Hamilton and Luana Patten.
Plot
1st Lieutenant Curtis McQuade (Hamilton), a cavalry officer without field experience, is assigned to a remote, understaffed post where he attempts to adjust to this new life under the once-disgraced Captain Maddocks (Boone).
Notable cast members
The movie is notable for starring three well-known actors in relatively minor roles. Charles Bronson of Death Wish fame and rock musician Duane Eddy star as troopers, while Richard Chamberlain portrays Lieutenant Porter. Slim Pickens and Arthur O'Connell also had roles.
External links
- A Thunder of Drums at the Internet Movie Database
- A Thunder of Drums at the TCM Movie Database
- A Thunder of Drums at AllRovi
- American Film Institute (1997). "A Thunder of Drums". The American Film Institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States. 1, pt. 2. University of California Press. p. 1106. ISBN 0-520-20970-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=s1k1RsGvFwwC&pg=PA1106. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- Blum, Daniel (1962). Screen World 1962. Biblio and Tannen. p. 80. ISBN 0-8196-0303-1. http://books.google.com/?id=ukFl5C_3npMC&pg=PA80. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- Nielsen Business Media, Inc (April 24 1961). "Dicourse". Billboard: 39. http://books.google.com/?id=ACEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA5. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- Hamilton, George; Stadiem, William (2008). Don't Mind If I Do. Simon and Schuster. p. 163. ISBN 1-4165-4507-7. http://books.google.com/?id=qE-Ox16vR6kC&pg=PT163. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- Lisanti, Tom (2003). Drive-in dream girls: a galaxy of B-movie starlets of the sixties. McFarland. p. 194. ISBN 0-7864-1575-4. http://books.google.com/?id=hwFbcgV_LDgC&pg=PA194. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- Nielsen Business Media, Inc (May 8 1961). "Talent Topics: Hollywood". Billboard: 5. http://books.google.com/?id=ACEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA5. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- Weiler, A.H. (September 27, 1961). "A Thunder of Drums Comes to Capitol". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F06E0D7123BE13ABC4F51DFBF66838A679EDE. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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