''Drums Across the River '' is a 1954 American
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film directed by
Nathan Juran
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and starring
Audie Murphy
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,
Walter Brennan
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and
Lyle Bettger
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.
Plot
Gary Brannon, is a peaceful homesteader living a quiet existence with his father Sam. Frank Walker is hoping to open up the
Ute Indian territory for gold-mining purposes and tries to foment a war between the Utes and the local whites, while he steals a gold shipment and pins the blame on Gary. Gary starts off hating the Utes because they were responsible for killing his mother but gradually comes to be on their side and wants to expose the machinations of Walker.
Cast
Production
The film was shot mostly on the Universal backlot, with location filming at
Barton Flats, California
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. This was Murphy's last film with Nathan Juran.
Roger Fristoe, 'Drums Across the River', ''Turner Classic Movies''
accessed 17 June 2012
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1954 films
1954 Western (genre) films
Audie Murphy
Films set in Colorado
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by Nathan Juran
American Western (genre) films
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
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