Drango (1957)

Major Clint Drango of the U.S. Army and his aide, Capt. Banning, ride into a burned-out Georgia town shortly after the end of the Civil War with orders to set up a military governorship. ... See full summary »

Directors:

Hall Bartlett, Jules Bricken

Writer:

Hall Bartlett

Stars:

Jeff Chandler, Joanne Dru, Julie London

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Chandler	...	Major Clint Drango
Joanne Dru	...	Kate Calder
Julie London	...	Shelby Ransom
Donald Crisp	...	Judge Allen
Ronald Howard	...	Clay Allen
John Lupton	...	Capt. Marc Banning
Walter Sande	...	Dr. Blair
Milburn Stone	...	Col. Bracken
Morris Ankrum	...	Henry Calder
Parley Baer	...	George Randolph
Damian O'Flynn	...	Gareth Blackford
Barney Phillips	...	Rev. Giles Cameron
Charles Horvath	...	Ragan
Katherine Warren	...	Mrs. Scott
Chubby Johnson	...	Zeb

Storyline

Major Clint Drango of the U.S. Army and his aide, Capt. Banning, ride into a burned-out Georgia town shortly after the end of the Civil War with orders to set up a military governorship. The townspeople are bitter over the destruction of their homes, but they do not know that Drango was a participant in that destruction. Renegade former Confederates under Clay Allen plan to undermine Drango's benign administration in hopes of restarting the war.

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Plot Keywords:

american civil war | 1860s | southern reconstruction | confederacy | character name in title

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Taglines:

ONE MAN AGAINST A TOWN GONE MADE WITH LUST! (original print ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cenizas de odio

Filming Locations:

Fort Pike, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Earlmar Productions, Hall Bartlett Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Drango"
Lyrics by Alan Alch
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Sung by Rex Allen

User Reviews

Interesting failure

John Lupton was a Union Captain not Confederate: I agree that no Blacks seemed odd in a story taking place in Georgia during reconstruction. Considering the movie was made in 1957, it did bring home some valid points. Bitterness and hatred exist to this very day...Black and white photography is excellent, but the film should have been made in Color. It looks too much like the hundreds of westerns that were on TV in 1957. Anyway it was a noble attempt and although it fails to arouse much excitement, it did in it's own quiet way show how the reconstructed period was very difficult. Anyway the movie should be reviewed as an interesting and erstwhile failure