Drum Beat 1954

Directed by Delmer Daves | Starring: Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Marisa Pavan, Charles Bronson

President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon. On the way he must escort Nancy Meek to the home of her aunt and uncle. After Modoc renegade Captain Jack engages in ambush and other atrocities, MacKay must fight him one-on-one with guns, knives and fists.