War Drums (1957)
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War Drums manages to be pro-Indian, pro-Mexican, pro-tolerance and pro-feminist without ever resorting to speechmaking or sacrificing its entertainment value. Former Tarzan Lex Barker stars as an Apache chief who is almost ostracized by his tribe when he marries Mexican girl Joan Taylor. Eventually,… More War Drums manages to be pro-Indian, pro-Mexican, pro-tolerance and pro-feminist without ever resorting to speechmaking or sacrificing its entertainment value. Former Tarzan Lex Barker stars as an Apache chief who is almost ostracized by his tribe when he marries Mexican girl Joan Taylor. Eventually, Barker is welcomed back, but Joan refuses to behave like a typical dutiful squaw. In deference to his wife's wishes, Barker trains Joan to become an Apache warrior! It is curious that the Political Correctness crowd has never paid homage to War Drums; perhaps it's because of the film's surfeit of decidedly non-PC violence and bloodshed. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Reginald Le Borg
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 21, 1957 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Unimaginative and lackluster pro-Indian film.
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Cast
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Lex Barker
as Mangas Coloradas
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Joan Taylor
as Riva
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Ben Johnson
as Luke Fargo
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Larry Chance
as Ponce
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Richard H. Cutting
as Judge Bolton
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James Parnell
as Arizona
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John M. Pickard
as Sheriff Bullard
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John Colicos
as Chino
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Tom Monroe
as Dutch Herman
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Jill Jarmyn
as Nona
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Jeanne Carmen
as Yellow Moon
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Mauritz Hugo
as Clay Staub
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Ward Ellis
as Delgadito
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Fred E. Sherman
as Dr. Gordon
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Paul Fierro
as Fiero
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Alex Montoya
as Manuel
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Stuart Whitman
as Johnny Smith
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Boyd 'Red' Morgan
as Trooper Teal
- Hank Worden
