A regiment of forgotten men... a woman no man could forget!
Captain Maddocks will never be promoted beyond Captain because of a mistake that he made in the past. Lt. McQuade is a green rookie who is now under the command of the tough Captain and he does not seem to be able to do anything right. Lt. McQuade also has trouble with Tracey, but it will be the renegade Indians that will test him and teach him the importance of following orders.
A Thunder of Drums (1961) is a western film directed by Joseph M. Newman, released on September 26, 1961 with a runtime of 1h 37m. It stars Richard Boone, George Hamilton, Luana Patten and Arthur O'Connell. Viewers rate it 5.6 out of 10 across 28 ratings.
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Richard Boone
as Capt. Stephen Maddocks
George Hamilton
as Lt. Curtis McQuade
Luana Patten
as Tracey Hamilton
Arthur O'Connell
as Sgt. Karl Rodermill
Charles Bronson
as Trooper Hanna
Richard Chamberlain
as Lt. Porter
James Douglas
as Lt. Thomas Gresham
Tammy Marihugh
as Laurie Detweiler
Carole Wells
as Camden Yates
Duane Eddy
as Trooper Eddy
Slim Pickens
as Trooper Erschick
Clem Harvey
as Trooper Denton
Directed by Joseph M. Newman, written by James Warner Bellah, produced by Robert Enders.
Average viewer score of 5.6/10 from 28 ratings.
It's not my advice, Mr, it's the rule of the game... ..Bachelors make the best soldiers, all they have to lose is their loneliness. A Thunder of Drums is directed by Joseph Newman and written by James Warner Bellah. It stars Richard Boone, George Hamilton, Luana Pattern, Arthur O'Connell, Charles Bronson, Richard Chamberlain, Duane Eddy and Slim Pickens. Out of MGM it's filmed on location at Old Tuscon & Sabino…
Reviewed on February 9, 2017
Luckily Richard Boone ("Capt. Maddocks") and Charles Bronson (the trouble-making "Hanna") inject a little oomph into this otherwise remarkably sterile western that sees two of the most wooden actors to ever don a yankee uniform fight it out against some renegade Indians whilst one of them vies for the affections of ex-girlfriend "Tracey" (a totally unremarkable Luana Patten) who is actually supposed to be affianced…
Reviewed on October 22, 2023
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A Thunder of Drums (1961) is available to stream on YouTube TV and TCM, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of A Thunder of Drums (1961) includes Richard Boone, George Hamilton, Luana Patten, Arthur O'Connell and Charles Bronson. The film was directed by Joseph M. Newman. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
A Thunder of Drums was released on September 26, 1961 and runs for 1h 37m.
A Thunder of Drums (1961) holds an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from 28 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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