
- Country: USA
- Genres: Adventure, Western
- Release: 1955-04-06
- Director: Delmer Daves
- Writers: Delmer Daves
- Language: English
- Stars: Alan Ladd , Audrey Dalton , Marisa Pavan , Robert Keith
- Runtime: 111 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Kampen om Lost River (Norway) , Västerns son (Sweden) , Der einsame Adler (Austria) , Tambores de guerra (Spain) , Drum Beat (Canada) , L'aigle solitaire (France, French Republic) , Toque de tambor (Mexico) , Rullo di tamburi (Italy) , Capitão Jack (Brazil) , Bătăi de tobă (Romania) , Drum Beat , Η ανταρσία μαίνεται (Greece) , Capitan Jack (Italy) , Drum Beat (United Kingdom) , Der einsame Adler vom Last River , Der einsame Adler , Delmer Daves' Drum Beat (United States of America) , De eenzame arend (Belgium) , I antarsia mainetai (Greece) , Бой барабана , Sotarummut (Finland) , L'aigle solitaire (Belgium) , A Última Ordem (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Silah Basina (Turkey) , Бойни барабани (Bulgaria) , Tambores de guerra (Chile) , Der einsame Adler von Last River (Austria) , Drum Beat (United States of America) , Rajadas de Ódio (Brazil) , Rød mands hævn (Denmark)
- Plot: President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate peace with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon. On the way he must escort Nancy Meek to the home of her aunt and uncle. After Modoc renegade Captain Jack's group engages in ambush and other atrocities, MacKay eventually ends up tracking Captain Jack down and fighting him one-on-one to apprehend him.
- IMDB:tt0046936
Drum Beat Cast · · · ALL

Delmer Daves
Director

Alan Ladd
Johnny MacKay

Audrey Dalton
Nancy Meek

Marisa Pavan
Toby

Robert Keith
Bill Satterwhite

Rodolfo Acosta
Scarface Charlie

Charles Bronson
Kintpuash

Warner Anderson
Gen. Canby

Elisha Cook Jr.
Blaine Crackel

Anthony Caruso
Manok

Richard Gaines
Dr. Thomas

Hayden Rorke
(1910–1987)
President Ulysses S. Grant

Frank DeKova
Modoc Jim

Perry Lopez
Bogus Charlie

Isabel Jewell
Lily White
Peggy Converse
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant

Frank Ferguson
Mr. Dyar

George J. Lewis
Capt. Alonzo Clark

Peter Hansen
Lt. Goodsall

Willis Bouchey
Gen. Gilliam

Strother Martin
Scotty

Edgar Stehli
Jesse Grant

Richard H. Cutting
(I)
(1912–1972)
Col. Meek

Denver Pyle
Fairchild