Saturday, January 14, 2012

Drum Beat (1954)


Warner Bros.
Directed by Delmer Daves
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(VHS, VCI)
(Turner Classic Movies)

Alan Ladd is an Indian fighter trying to make peace with Indians on the war path in Oregon. They are lead by Charles Bronson as "Captain Jack", a murderous Indian who likes to steal the medals and uniforms of his victims. After Bronson shoots unarmed peace negotiators, Ladd has no choice but to resort to violence to reign in the renegade Indians. A romantic subplot adds unnecessary complications. While the location shooting is good, it is obviously Arizona and not Oregon.

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