A Thunder of Drums (1961)

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Movie Info

Bachelors make the best soldiers, declares Capt. Stephen Maddocks (Richard Boone), who knows the West can only be tamed by men as single-minded as he is. So with renegade Indians on the warpath, he has no patience for the love triangle that erupts between greenhorn officers (George Hamilton and James Douglas) and a beauty (Luana Patten) promised to one of them or for the chaos he knows it will cause. Written by James Warner Bellah, whose stories were the source for John Ford's Calvary Trilogy, A Thunder of Drums thunders with Western action and human passions. The standout cast includes Richard Chamberlain (right at the time he became TV's Dr. Kildare), '50s guitar legend Duane Eddy, Slim Pickens and, a year after his breakthrough in The Magnificent Seven, Charles Bronson.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama, Western
Directed By:

Joseph M. Newman
Runtime:

97 minutes

Cast

Richard Boone

George Hamilton

Luana Patten

Arthur O'Connell

Charles Bronson

Richard Chamberlain

Critic Reviews for A Thunder of Drums (1961)

All Critics (1) | Rotten (1)

Sociological study of US Cavalry is grim, but at least it's faithful to director Newman's traditions.

December 13, 2019 | Full Review…

Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television