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A Thunder of Drums

Name: A Thunder of Drums
Genre: Western
Released: 1961-09-26
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 5.611

★ 5,6 /10 (27 Votes)

1961 EN 97 min

Overview

Captain Maddocks will never be promoted beyond Captain because of a mistake that he made in the past. Lt. McQuade is a green rookie who is now under the command of the tough Captain and he does not seem to be able to do anything right. Lt. McQuade also has trouble with Tracey, but it will be the renegade Indians that will test him and teach him the importance of following orders.

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Release date

26/09/1961

Votes

Popularity

1.7

A regiment of forgotten men... a woman no man could forget!

Genres

Western

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

97 min

Richard Boone

Capt. Stephen Maddocks

George Hamilton

Lt. Curtis McQuade

Luana Patten

Tracey Hamilton

Arthur O'Connell

Sgt. Karl Rodermill

Charles Bronson

Trooper Hanna

Richard Chamberlain

Lt. Porter

James Douglas

Lt. Thomas Gresham

Tammy Marihugh

Laurie Detweiler

Carole Wells

Camden Yates

Duane Eddy

Trooper Eddy

Slim Pickens

Trooper Erschick

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Clem Harvey

Trooper Denton

Casey Tibbs

Trooper Baker

Irene Tedrow

Mrs. Scarborough

Marjorie Bennett

Mrs. Yates

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J. Edward McKinley

Capt. Alan Scarborough

Kenner G. Kemp

Party Guest

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It's not my advice, Mr, it's the rule of the game... ..Bachelors make the best soldiers, all they have to lose is their loneliness. A Thunder of Drums is directed by Joseph Newman and written by James Warner Bellah. It stars Richard Boone, George Hamilton, Luana Pattern, Arthur O'Connell, Charles Bronson, Richard Chamberlain, Duane Eddy and Slim Pickens. Out of MGM it's filmed on location at Old Tuscon & Sabino Canyon in Arizona, and also at Vasquez Rocks, California. It's filmed in CinemaScope and Metrocolor, with cinematography by William W. Spencer and music scored by Harry Sukman. …

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Luckily Richard Boone ("Capt. Maddocks") and Charles Bronson (the trouble-making "Hanna") inject a little oomph into this otherwise remarkably sterile western that sees two of the most wooden actors to ever don a yankee uniform fight it out against some renegade Indians whilst one of them vies for the affections of ex-girlfriend "Tracey" (a totally unremarkable Luana Patten) who is actually supposed to be affianced to "Lt. Gresham" (James Douglas)! The story all starts with the arrival of the straight out of West Point "Lt. McQuade" (George Hamilton) who hasn't a clue, but has sense enough to …

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