A THUNDER OF DRUMS
DIRECTED BY JOSEPH M. NEWMAN
PRODUCED BY STANLEY BASS/ ROBERT ENDERS
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER (MGM)
Plot Summary
Captain Maddocks will never be promoted beyond Captain because of a mistake that he made in the past.
Lt. McQuade is a green rookie who is now under the command of the tough Captain
and he does not seem to be able to do anything right. Lt. McQuade also has trouble with Tracey,
but it will be the renegade Indians that will test him and teach him the importance of following orders.
Written by Tony Fontana <[email protected]>
Full Cast
Richard Boone ... Captain Stephen Maddocks
George Hamilton ... Lt. Curtis McQuade
Luana Patten ... Tracey Hamilton
Arthur O'Connell ... Sgt. Karl Rodermill
Charles Bronson ... Trooper Hanna
Richard Chamberlain ... Lt. Porter
James Douglas ... Lt. Thomas Gresham
Tammy Marihugh ... Laurie Detweiler
Carole Wells ... Camden Yates
Duane Eddy ... Trooper Eddy
Slim Pickens ... Trooper Erschick
Clem Harvey ... Trooper Denton
Casey Tibbs ... Trooper Baker
Irene Tedrow ... Mrs. Scarborough
Marjorie Bennett ... Mrs. Yates
J. Edward McKinley ... Capt. Alan Scarborough
Mark Allen ... Cole Daugherty (uncredited)
John Ayres ... Captain Owen Yates (uncredited)
Ray Dawe ... Paymaster (uncredited)
Alice Foote ... Wife (uncredited)
Frank Gerstle ... Trooper Drortmander (uncredited)
Darlene Hendricks ... Daughter (uncredited)
Carol Henry ... Trooper Hart (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Officer at Party (uncredited)
Writing Credits
James Warner Bellah
Original Music
Harry Sukman
Cinematography
William W. Spencer
Goofs
Anachronisms
On the night before the final battle: around the campfire, bottom right,
ribbed shoe-prints are clearly visible in the dust.
They were obviously made by modern footwear with synthetic soles.
Memorable Quotes
Captain Stephen Maddocks:
Bachelors make the best soldiers.
All they have to lose is their loneliness.
Filming Locations
Santa Clarita, California, USA
Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Vasquez Rocks, Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA