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5.2/10   120 votes
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Director:
Hugo Fregonese
Writers:
Harry Brown (novel)
David Chandler (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
April 1951 (USA) more
Genre:
Western more
Plot:
A gambler is thrown out of a western town, but returns when the town is suddenly threatened by a band of marauding Apaches. | add synopsis
User Comments:
an aging classic more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Stephen McNally ... Sam Leeds
Coleen Gray ... Sally
Willard Parker ... Mayor Joe Madden
Arthur Shields ... Rev. Griffin
James Griffith ... Lt. Glidden
Armando Silvestre ... Pedro-Peter
Georgia Backus ... Mrs. Keon
Clarence Muse ... Jehu
Ruthelma Stevens ... Betty Careless

James Best ... Bert Keon
Chinto Guzman ... Chacho
Ray Bennett ... Mr. Keon
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Additional Details

Runtime:
75 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Final film of producer Val Lewton. more
Quotes:
Sam Leeds: Look, Reverend, you give a dog a bad name and everybody throws a stone at him. Sure, I gamble. I drink, too. I killed a man who was trying to kill me. This is a rough country and you got to take care of yourself. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Preston Tylk (2000) more

FAQ

Where may one obtain a copy of Apached Drums, either DVD or VHS?
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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
an aging classic, 16 December 2005
7/10
Author: ctrosie from United States

While not one of the greatest westerns to ever be brought to the screen, this movie does bring something else that others seemed to fail at, and that is actual human feelings and and what they went through in times of turmoil such as this film suggests. The townsfolk have to hold up in a church while outside they are attacked by Indians. In the movie it shows how the people would have and must have felt. The ending also leaves the viewer feeling pretty good. For not a very popular movie as say a John Wayne movie, this movie is actually quite good. It has yet to be released on DVD or VHS and i seriously doubt that it even has a chance yet if it was i strongly suggest western fans to grab a copy of it and see what I'm really talking about. As for those who want to see it now, your best bet is probably to try to catch it on the Western Channel although i have bee watching the channel for a few years and have yet to see it on there. The only time i ever saw it on television was on AMC, back when they had no commercials and actually played what the channel suggested, Classics.

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