A Thunder of Drums (1961)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 ... See full summary » Director:Joseph M. NewmanWriter:James Warner Bellah |
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Cast
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| Richard Boone | ... | ||
| George Hamilton | ... |
Lt. Curtis McQuade
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Luana Patten | ... |
Tracey Hamilton
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| Arthur O'Connell | ... |
Sgt. Karl Rodermill
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Trooper Hanna
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Lt. Porter
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James Douglas | ... |
Lt. Thomas Gresham
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Tammy Marihugh | ... |
Laurie Detweiler
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Camden Yates
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| Duane Eddy | ... |
Trooper Eddy
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| Slim Pickens | ... |
Trooper Erschick
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Clem Harvey | ... |
Trooper Denton
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Casey Tibbs | ... |
Trooper Baker
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Irene Tedrow | ... |
Mrs. Scarborough
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Marjorie Bennett | ... |
Mrs. Yates
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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 Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
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A regiment of forgotten men... a woman no man could forget!Genres:
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9 March 1962 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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2.35 : 1
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On the night before the final battle: around the campfire, bottom right, ribbed shoe-prints are clearly visible in the dust. They were obviously made by modern footwear with synthetic soles. See more »Quotes
Captain Stephen Maddocks: Bachelors make the best soldiers. All they have to lose is their loneliness.See more »
Has anyone noticed that almost every World War II movie had a triangle of two service men competing for the affection of one girl, with the world at war playing a minor role, usually to showcase the courage and nobility of our boys at war? Hollywood trotted out this formula once again for this movie, ruining an otherwise fine tale of soldiers on a far frontier battling a clever and determined enemy in a nasty little war, with no quarter asked or given. In the 60's there was no way a book was going to be brought faithfully to the screen. It had to be dumbed down, it had to devote an inordinate amount of time on the love interest, it had to be the equivilant of a "G" rating. A Thunder of Drums was an ass-kicking book, which failed as a film because although it managed to depart from romantic notions of war, still was unable to conceive of a story lacking romance. Even relatively recently, The Last of the Mohicans managed to have our frontiersman hero and a British officer competing for the affections of a girl. I am not saying there is no place for romance, but I am suggesting that some films would be better off without it, like A Thunder of Drums.