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A Thunder of Drums is a american film of genre Western directed by Joseph M. Newman released in USA on 26 september 1961 with Richard Boone
A Thunder of Drums (1961)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 26 september 1961
Length 1h37
Directed by Joseph M. Newman
OriginUSA
Genres Western
Rating58%
A Thunder of Drums is a 1961 Western directed by Joseph M. Newman, starring Richard Boone, George Hamilton and Luana Patten.
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1st Lieutenant Curtis McQuade (Hamilton), a cavalry officer without field experience, is assigned to a remote, understaffed post where he attempts to adjust to this new life under the once-disgraced Captain Maddocks (Boone).Actors
Richard Boone
(Capt. Stephen Maddocks)
George Hamilton
(Lt. Curtis McQuade)
Luana Patten
(Tracey Hamilton)
Arthur O'Connell
(Sgt. Karl Rodermill)
Charles Bronson
(Trooper Hanna)
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