Distant Drums

"After destroying a Seminole fort, American soldiers and their rescued companions must face the dangerous Everglades and hostile Indians in order to reach safety"

Cast

Gary Cooper

as Capt. Quincy Wyatt

Mari Aldon

as Judy Beckett

Richard Webb

as Lt. Richard Tufts

Ray Teal

as Pvt. Mohair

Arthur Hunnicutt

as Monk

Robert Barrat

as Gen. Zachary Taylor

Gregg Barton

as Pvt. James W. Tasher

Clancy Cooper

as Sgt. Shane

Carl Harbaugh

as M. Duprez

Lee Roberts

as Pvt. Tibbett

Dan White

as Cpl. Peachtree

Sheb Wooley

as Pvt. Jessup

Kenneth MacDonald

as General's Staff Officer

Crew

Raoul Walsh

Director

Milton Sperling

Producer

Martin Rackin

Screenplay

Niven Busch

Story

Niven Busch

Screenplay

William Wallace

Set Decoration

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

Oliver S. Garretson

Sound

Murray Cutter

Orchestrator

Mitchell Kovaleski

Other

Marjorie Best

Wardrobe Designer

Gordon Bau

Makeup Artist

Douglas Bacon

Art Direction

Sidney Hickox

Director of Photography

Folmar Blangsted

Editor