Drum Beat
10/11/1954
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.
Movie Information
Alan Ladd
as Johnny MacKay
Audrey Dalton
as Nancy Meek
Marisa Pavan
as Toby
Robert Keith
as Bill Satterwhite
Rodolfo Acosta
as Scarface Charlie
Charles Bronson
as Kintpuash
Warner Anderson
as Gen. Canby
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Blaine Crackel
Anthony Caruso
as Manok
Richard Gaines
as Dr. Thomas
Hayden Rorke
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Frank De Kova
as Modoc Jim
Perry Lopez
as Bogus Charlie
Isabel Jewell
as Lily White
Peggy Converse
as Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant
Pat Lawless
as O'Brien
Frank Ferguson
as Mr. Dyar
George J. Lewis
as Capt. Alonzo Clark
Peter Hansen
as Lt. Goodsall
Willis Bouchey
as Gen. Gilliam
Strother Martin
as Scotty
Edgar Stehli
as Jesse Grant
Richard H. Cutting
as Col. Meek
Michael Daves
as Young Boddy
Paul Wexler
as William Boddy
Denver Pyle
as Fairchild (uncredited)
Rico Alaniz
as
Jonas Applegarth
as
Rayford Barnes
as
Chris Willow Bird
as
Oliver Blake
as Minister (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
as Soldier (uncredited)
Nora Bush
as Granny (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
as Officer (uncredited)
Juney Ellis
as Mrs. Boddy (uncredited)
Frank Gerstle
as Grant's Officer (uncredited)
James Griffith
as Veteran One-Legged Soldier at White House Gate (uncredited)
Richard Hale
as
Ron Hargrave
as
Gene Jackson
as
Maurice Jara
as
Kenner G. Kemp
as
Kay E. Kuter
as
George Lloyd
as
Victor Millan
as
Felix Noriego
as
Carol Nugent
as
Leonard Penn
as
George Ross
as
Arthur Space
as
John Veitch
as
Norman Willis
as
Dee Carroll
as Young Widow (uncredited)
