Drums Across the River (1954)
Directed by Nathan Juran
Genres - Western |
Release Date - Jun 1, 1954 (USA - Unknown), Jun 1, 1954 (USA) |
Run Time - 78 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Audie Murphy is at his taciturn best in the Universal western Drums Along the River. Murphy is cast as Gary Brannon, a peaceful homesteader living a quiet existence with his father Sam (Walter Brennan). No-account Frank Walker (Lyle Bettger), hoping to open up the Ute Indian territory for gold-mining purposes, tries to foment a war between the Utes and the local whites. As an added filip, he steals a gold shipment and pins the blame on Brannon. Now a fugitive from justice, Brannon joins Walker's gang, much to his father's dismay. Actually, it's all part of a plan to expose Walker's perfidy and prevent Ute hostilities, but no one knows this until Brannon wants them to. Jay Silverheels, best known as Tonto on TV's Lone Ranger, co-stars as Ute warrior Taos.
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accusation, robbery, cowboy, criminal, false-accusation, father, frame-up, gold, gold-shipment, help, investigation, land, lynching, misguided, name-clearing, Native-American, problems, rebel, settler, shipment, territory