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Drums in the Deep South

  • 19511951
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
379
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POPULARITY
64,001
24,442
James Craig, Guy Madison, and Barbara Payton in Drums in the Deep South (1951)
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Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate battle atop an impregnable mountain.Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate battle atop an impregnable mountain.Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate battle atop an impregnable mountain.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
379
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
64,001
24,442
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • William Cameron Menzies
    • Writers
      • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
      • Sidney Harmon(screenplay)
      • Hollister Noble(story)
    • Stars
      • James Craig
      • Barbara Payton
      • Guy Madison
    Top credits
    • Director
      • William Cameron Menzies
    • Writers
      • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
      • Sidney Harmon(screenplay)
      • Hollister Noble(story)
    • Stars
      • James Craig
      • Barbara Payton
      • Guy Madison
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    • 25User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Guy Madison and Barbara Payton in Drums in the Deep South (1951)
    James Craig and Barbara Payton in Drums in the Deep South (1951)
    Craig Stevens and Barbara Payton in Drums in the Deep South (1951)
    Guy Madison and Barbara Payton in Drums in the Deep South (1951)
    Guy Madison in Drums in the Deep South (1951)
    James Griffith, Guy Madison, Barbara Payton, and Ray Walker in Drums in the Deep South (1951)
    James Craig, Tom Fadden, and Barton MacLane in Drums in the Deep South (1951)
    Guy Madison and Barbara Payton in Drums in the Deep South (1951)
    James Craig and Barbara Payton in Drums in the Deep South (1951)
    Guy Madison in Drums in the Deep South (1951)
    James Craig, Craig Stevens, Guy Madison, and Barbara Payton in Drums in the Deep South (1951)
    James Craig, Craig Stevens, Guy Madison, and Barbara Payton in Drums in the Deep South (1951)

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    James Craig
    James Craig
    • Maj. Clay Clayburn
    Barbara Payton
    Barbara Payton
    • Kathy Summers
    Guy Madison
    Guy Madison
    • Maj. Will Denning
    Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane
    • Sgt. Mac McCardle
    Robert Osterloh
    Robert Osterloh
    • Sgt. Harper
    Tom Fadden
    Tom Fadden
    • Purdy
    Robert Easton
    Robert Easton
    • Jerry
    Louis Jean Heydt
    Louis Jean Heydt
    • Col. House
    Craig Stevens
    Craig Stevens
    • Col. Braxton Summers
    Taylor Holmes
    Taylor Holmes
    • Albert Monroe
    Lewis Martin
    • Gen. Johnston
    Peter Brocco
    Peter Brocco
    • Union Corporal
    Dan White
    Dan White
    • Cpl. Jennings
    Robert Clarke
    Robert Clarke
    • Union Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Kenne Duncan
    Kenne Duncan
    • Union Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Gordon
    Roy Gordon
    • Lt. Col. Fitzgerald
    • (uncredited)
    James Griffith
    James Griffith
    • Union Officer Reporting to Denning
    • (uncredited)
    Myron Healey
    Myron Healey
    • Union Lieutenant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Cameron Menzies
    • Writers
      • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
      • Sidney Harmon(screenplay)
      • Hollister Noble(story)
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    • Trivia
      The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.
    • Goofs
      When the Union artillery begins firing on the mountain the officer orders the guns double shotted to increase the range. Double shotting (putting in two cannonballs) would notably decrease the range. Actually, the order the officer gives is for the cannon to be double-charged -- i.e., using twice the usual amount of gunpowder to propel a single ball or shell -- which would increase the range but would also increase the stress on the barrel, which is why they have to reinforce it by wrapping it with piano wire.
    • Quotes

      Gen. Johnston: A good soldier dies only once, and death is someone he knows.

    • Soundtracks
      Dixie
      (uncredited)

      Music by Daniel Decatur Emmett

      Quoted often in the score

    User reviews25

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    surprising accuracy
    I usually don't hold out much hope when it comes to movies about Mr. Lincoln's War. Hollywood seldom gets it right on all things Southern and/or Confederate. I think the leading lady's contempt for the Yankees was accurate. And I believe that the movie generally portrayed the Yankee attitudes accurately. The most I had a problem with in this movie was the liberal propaganda garbage at the end about us becoming a unified and indivisible nation. The reconstruction and the general attitudes for the South following the war contradict that concept completely.

    I did notice a chronological error toward the beginning of the movie. When it is announced that war has been declared. Clay states that he is going to report to Richmond. At the beginning of the war a capital had not been established for the Confederacy, not to mention the first one was in Alabama. And even more importantly, Virginia had not yet seceded.

    As a whole the movie was okay and I would give it an overall recommendation.
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    FAQ1

    • Is the mountain called "Devil's Mountain" in the film really Lookout Mountain ?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 16, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Confederate Story
    • Filming locations
      • Tuolumne County, California, USA
    • Production company
      • King Brothers Productions
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    • Budget
      • $300,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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