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Distant Drums (1951)
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29 December 1951 (USA)
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After destroying a Seminole fort, American soldiers and their rescued companions must face the dangerous Everglades and hostile Indians in order to reach safety full summary | add synopsis
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Cavalry-Indian fighting in the Everglades
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Gary Cooper | ... | Capt. Quincy Wyatt |
 | Mari Aldon | ... | Judy Beckett |
| Richard Webb | ... | Lt. Richard Tufts |
| Ray Teal | ... | Pvt. Mohair |
| Arthur Hunnicutt | ... | Monk |
| Robert Barrat | ... | Gen. Zachary Taylor |
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101 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #5280) |
UK:U |
West Germany:12 (nf) |
Norway:16 |
Finland:K-16 |
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Except for Larry Chance, the actors "playing" Seminole Indian warriors were in fact actual Seminoles.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the famous "Wilhelm scream" is used for the part that a man is attacked by an alligator and drawn under water the scream can still be heard while already being under water.
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Lt. Richard Tufts:
[Referring to Judy] I take her to be a lady of quality.
Capt. Quincy Wyatt: Why? Because she has a servant?
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Capt. Quincy Wyatt: Why? Because she has a servant?
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Referenced in "QI: Film (#6.11)" (2009)
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This adventure is a good film that has reliable Gary Cooper for star power and he doesn't disappoint in a rousing cavalry-Indian yarn that unfolds in the Everglades during the Seminole War. Cooper's men battle gun runners, jungle rot, dangerous reptiles and savage Indians as the military aims to quell the Seminole menace for good. Most of the film has the soldiers trying to stay one jump ahead of the pursuing Indians while being slowed by hostages, including striking Mari Aldon, who supplies the romance for Cooper later on. The action lags here and there but the clashes between the soldiers and the Indians pack a wallop, especially the final siege and confrontation at Cooper's island refuge at the finish. The camera work is fine and Max Steiner again contributes a nice score. This film is perhaps Cooper's least-known western adventure but it's a winning feature with a solid cast.