Drum Beat (1954) |
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| Director(s) | Delmer Daves |
| Producer(s) | Alan Ladd (uncredited), Delmer Daves |
| Top Genres | Western |
Featured Cast of Drum Beat See More »
Alan Ladd
(as Johnny MacKay)
Audrey Dalton
(as Nancy Meek)
Marisa Pavan
(as Toby)
Robert Keith
(as Bill Satterwhite)
Rodolfo Acosta
(as Scarface Charlie)
Charles Bronson
(as Kintpuash, aka Captain...)
Warner Anderson
(as Gen. Canby)
Elisha Cook Jr.
(as Blaine Crackel)
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Drum Beat (1954) was a Western - Film directed by Delmer Daves and produced by Alan Ladd and Delmer Daves.
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Drum Beat Quotes:
Johnny MacKay:
More killing means more war, Jack.
Kintpuash, aka Captain Jack: Then there will be war.
Johnny MacKay: War is no good. In war one side wins; in peace, both sides win.
Kintpuash, aka Captain Jack: Then there will be war.
Johnny MacKay: War is no good. In war one side wins; in peace, both sides win.
Mr. Dyar:
You see, Doc, out this way, the Bible and brotherly love get all mixed up with injun hate.
Gen. Canby:
We want to stop this purposless killing. Any war that doesn't bring about a peace with honor is futile.
Mr. Dyar: Well, peace with honor and peace with Captain Jack are apt to be jackasses of two mighty different colors.
Mr. Dyar: Well, peace with honor and peace with Captain Jack are apt to be jackasses of two mighty different colors.
[discussing Captain Jack]
President Ulysses S. Grant: What kind of man is he?
Johnny MacKay: Well, some people say he's got a little white blood in him because of his white eye... but I think it's mostly bad blood.
President Ulysses S. Grant: What kind of man is he?
Johnny MacKay: Well, some people say he's got a little white blood in him because of his white eye... but I think it's mostly bad blood.
Minister:
You'll never what for anything in heaven, Jack. When you go through those Pearly Gates, you'll find everything there... even without asking for it.
Kintpuash, aka Captain Jack: You say this heaven nice place, huh? You like this place, heaven?
Minister: Yes, it's a beautiful place!
Kintpuash, aka Captain Jack: Then I tell you what, Preacher. You like it so much, you take my place out there.
[indicates the gallows outside his jail cell]
Kintpuash, aka Captain Jack: You go to heaven instead of me. What do you say?
Minister: Well now, I'll be ready when the great day comes.
Kintpuash, aka Captain Jack: You not ready now... me not ready, neither!
See More Quotes from Drum BeatKintpuash, aka Captain Jack: You say this heaven nice place, huh? You like this place, heaven?
Minister: Yes, it's a beautiful place!
Kintpuash, aka Captain Jack: Then I tell you what, Preacher. You like it so much, you take my place out there.
[indicates the gallows outside his jail cell]
Kintpuash, aka Captain Jack: You go to heaven instead of me. What do you say?
Minister: Well now, I'll be ready when the great day comes.
Kintpuash, aka Captain Jack: You not ready now... me not ready, neither!
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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.