Drums in the Deep South

"Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate battle atop an impregnable mountain."

Cast

James Craig

as Maj. Clay Clayburn

Barbara Payton

as Kathy Summers

Guy Madison

as Maj. Will Denning

Barton MacLane

as Sgt. Mac McCardle

Robert Osterloh

as Sgt. Harper

Tom Fadden

as Purdy

Robert Easton

as Jerry

Louis Jean Heydt

as Col. House

Craig Stevens

as Col. Braxton Summers

Taylor Holmes

as Albert Monroe

Peter Brocco

as Union Corporal

Norman Leavitt

as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

Billy Nelson

as Union Sergeant (uncredited)

Denver Pyle

as Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)

Crew

William Cameron Menzies

Director

Philip Yordan

Screenplay

Sidney Harmon

Screenplay

Hollister Noble

Story

Dimitri Tiomkin

Original Music Composer

Lionel Lindon

Director of Photography

Maurice King

Producer

Frank King

Producer

Richard V. Heermance

Editor

William Cameron Menzies

Production Design

Frank Paul Sylos

Art Direction

George Sawley

Set Decoration

Jay A. Morley Jr.

Costume Design

Lloyd Garnell

Electrician