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Distant Drums (1951) Poster

(1951)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Raoul Walsh

Writing Credits  

Niven Busch ... (screenplay) and
Martin Rackin ... (screenplay)
 
Niven Busch ... (story)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Gary Cooper ... Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Mari Aldon ... Judy Beckett
Richard Webb ... Lt. Richard Tufts
Ray Teal ... Pvt. Mohair
Arthur Hunnicutt ... Monk
Robert Barrat ... Gen. Zachary Taylor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dany Aldon Dany Aldon ... Bit part (uncredited)
Carl Andre Carl Andre ... Trooper (uncredited)
Mel Archer Mel Archer ... Pvt. Jeremiah Hiff (uncredited)
Gregg Barton ... Pvt. James W. Tasher (uncredited)
Jere Beery Sr. Jere Beery Sr. ... Dead Indian (uncredited)
George Bell ... Trooper (uncredited)
Jimmie Booth Jimmie Booth ... Trooper (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman ... Trooper (uncredited)
Beverly Brandon Beverly Brandon ... Mme. Duprez (uncredited)
Bob Burns ... Indian Boy (uncredited)
Sidney Capo Sidney Capo ... Indian Boy (uncredited)
Larry Carper Larry Carper ... Chief Ocala (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper ... Sgt. Shane (uncredited)
Bob Folkerson Bob Folkerson ... Trooper (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh ... M. Duprez (uncredited)
Adeline Hiatt Adeline Hiatt ... Indian Woman (uncredited)
George Huggins ... Trooper (uncredited)
Roy Jenson ... Trooper (uncredited)
Johnny Kern ... Trooper (uncredited)
Kenneth MacDonald ... General's Staff Officer (uncredited)
Casey MacGregor Casey MacGregor ... Pvt. Sullivan (uncredited)
Cactus Mack ... Trooper (uncredited)
Angelita McCall Angelita McCall ... Amelia (uncredited)
Lee Roberts ... Pvt. Tibbett (uncredited)
Dave Rochlen Dave Rochlen ... Tooper (uncredited)
George Scanlan George Scanlan ... Bosun (uncredited)
Ginger Stanley ... Woman (uncredited)
George Walsh George Walsh ... Bit part (uncredited)
Dan White ... Cpl. Peachtree (uncredited)
Jack Williams Jack Williams ... Trooper (uncredited)
Sheb Wooley ... Pvt. Jessup (uncredited)

Produced by 

Milton Sperling ... producer

Music by 

Max Steiner

Cinematography by 

Sidney Hickox ... director of photography (as Sid Hickox)

Editing by 

Folmar Blangsted

Art Direction by 

Douglas Bacon

Set Decoration by 

William Wallace

Makeup Department 

Gordon Bau ... makeup artist
George Bau ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Larry Butterworth ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Abe Haberman ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Louis Hippe ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Charlotte Kirkpatrick ... assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Emile LaVigne ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Rudolph Liszt ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Otis Malcolm ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Jeanette Marvin ... assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Gene Roemer ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Myrl Stoltz ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Chuck Hansen ... assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Claude Archer ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Russell Saunders ... assistant director (uncredited)
Lee White ... second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Eddie Edwards ... props (uncredited)
Pat Patterson ... assistant props (uncredited)
Red Turner ... assistant props (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Oliver S. Garretson ... sound / sound mixer (uncredited)
Harold Hanks ... recorder (uncredited)
John Jensen ... sound (uncredited)
Ross Owen ... sound (uncredited)
William Thompson ... sound (uncredited)

Stunts 

Slim Talbot ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Jack Albin ... still man (uncredited)
Alfred Baalas ... Technicolor assistant (uncredited)
Albert Beland ... loader (uncredited)
Paul Burnett ... gaffer (uncredited)
Alfred Cline ... Technicolor technician (uncredited)
Ernest Cromer ... battery man (uncredited)
Robert R. Farmer ... Operator (uncredited)
Theodore Feld ... Mechanic (uncredited)
George Gall ... Technicolor assistant (uncredited)
Cliff Heard ... operator (uncredited)
Sidney Hickox ... camera operator (uncredited)
Robert Hollohan ... camera operator (uncredited)
Mike Joyce ... camera operator (uncredited)
George E. Lussow ... Technicolor assistant (uncredited)
Arthur Mazur ... camera operator (uncredited)
Earl Metz ... Technicolor technician (uncredited)
Ed Rike ... best boy (uncredited)
Harry Tuverson ... generator man (uncredited)
William Walsh ... Technicolor assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Marjorie Best ... wardrobe
Ralph Hibbs ... wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Lillian House ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Ted Kring ... wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Roe Ramsay ... wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Leon Roberts ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)

Location Management 

Matt Bruttig ... location timechecker (uncredited)
Marvin Margulies ... location timekeeper (uncredited)

Music Department 

Murray Cutter ... orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department 

Irva Mae Ross ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Mitchell Kovaleski ... technicolor color consultant
Bob Reilly ... publicist (uncredited)
John Ward ... first aid (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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