Drum Beat (1954)

Director:	Delmer Daves
Actors:	Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Charles Bronson, Marisa Pavan, Robert Keith

Alan Ladd and Charles Bronson team up in this blood and guts western based on historical events and set in southern Oregon. 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.