A Thunder of Drums

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

Nov 14 1961 Approved 1h 37m
Western

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

James Warner Bellah

Directed by

Joseph M. Newman

Cast

Richard Boone, George Hamilton, Luana Patten

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Thunder of Drums, A Original Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
1,122
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
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