Drum Beat (1954) Facts
| Director(s) | Delmer Daves |
| Producer(s) | Alan Ladd (uncredited), Delmer Daves |
| Featured Cast | Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Marisa Pavan, Robert Keith, Rodolfo Acosta |
| Total Facts | 1 |
General Edward Canby, whose death is depicted in this movie, was in reality the only U.S. army general killed during the American Indian Wars. "General" G. A. Custer, killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876, was not in fact a general at the time of his death. After the Civil War, he held the permanent rank of Lieutenant Colonel.