Drums Across the River
{{Short description|1954 film by Nathan H. Juran}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Drums Across the River
| caption = Film poster by Reynold Brown
| image = Drums Across the River FilmPoster.jpeg
| director = Nathan Juran
| producer = Melville Tucker
| writer =
| screenplay = John K. Butler
Lawrence Roman
| story = John K. Butler
| starring = Audie Murphy
Walter Brennan
Lyle Bettger
| music =
| cinematography = Harold Lipstein
| editing = Virgil W. Vogel
| studio = Universal Pictures
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1954|06}}
| runtime = 78 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Drums Across the River is a 1954 American Technicolor Western film directed by Nathan Juran and starring Audie Murphy, Walter Brennan and Lyle Bettger.[http://www.audiemurphy.com/movies14.htm Drums Across the River] at Audie Murphy Memorial Site
Plot
Gary Brannon, is a peaceful homesteader living a quiet existence with his father Sam. Frank Walker is hoping to open up the Ute Indian territory for gold-mining purposes and tries to foment a war between the Utes and the local whites, while he steals a gold shipment and pins the blame on Gary. Gary starts off hating the Utes because they were responsible for killing his mother but gradually comes to be on their side and wants to expose the machinations of Walker.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Audie Murphy as Gary Brannon
- Walter Brennan as Sam Brannon
- Lyle Bettger as Frank Walker
- Lisa Gaye as Jennie Marlowe
- Hugh O'Brian as Morgan
- Mara Corday as Sue Randolph
- Jay Silverheels as Taos
- Emile Meyer as Nathan Marlowe
- Regis Toomey as Sheriff Jim Beal
- Morris Ankrum as Chief Ouray
- Bob Steele as Billy Costa
- James K Anderson as Jed Walker
- George Wallace as Les Walker
- Lane Bradford as Ralph Costa
- Howard McNear as Stilwell
}}
Production
The film was shot mostly on the Universal backlot, with location filming at Barton Flats, California. This was Murphy's last film with Nathan Juran.[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73690/drums-across-the-river#articles-reviews Roger Fristoe, 'Drums Across the River', Turner Classic Movies] accessed 4 February 2024
References
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External links
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- [https://archive.org/details/variety194-1954-05/page/n133/mode/2up? Review of film] at Variety
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Category:1954 Western (genre) films
Category:Films set in Colorado
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Nathan Juran
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:English-language Western (genre) films
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