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Gary Cooper and Mari Aldon in Distant Drums (1951)

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Distant Drums

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Director

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  • Raoul Walsh
    Raoul Walsh

Writers

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  • Niven Busch
    Niven Busch
    screenplay and
  • Martin Rackin
    Martin Rackin
    screenplay
  • Niven Busch
    Niven Busch
    story

Cast

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(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    Capt. Quincy Wyatt
  • Mari Aldon
    Mari Aldon
    Mari Aldon
    Judy Beckett
  • Richard Webb
    Richard Webb
    Richard Webb
    Lt. Richard Tufts
  • Ray Teal
    Ray Teal
    Ray Teal
    Pvt. Mohair
  • Arthur Hunnicutt
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    Monk
  • Robert Barrat
    Robert Barrat
    Robert Barrat
    Gen. Zachary Taylor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Dany Aldon
    Dany Aldon
    Bit part
    (uncredited)
  • Carl Andre
    Carl Andre
    Trooper
    (uncredited)
  • Mel Archer
    Mel Archer
    Pvt. Jeremiah Hiff
    (uncredited)
  • Gregg Barton
    Gregg Barton
    Gregg Barton
    Pvt. James W. Tasher
    (uncredited)
  • Jere Beery Sr.
    Jere Beery Sr.
    Dead Indian
    (uncredited)
  • George Bell
    George Bell
    George Bell
    Trooper
    (uncredited)
  • Jimmie Booth
    Jimmie Booth
    Trooper
    (uncredited)
  • Rudy Bowman
    Rudy Bowman
    Rudy Bowman
    Trooper
    (uncredited)
  • Beverly Brandon
    Beverly Brandon
    Mme. Duprez
    (uncredited)
  • Bob Burns
    Bob Burns
    Bob Burns
    Indian Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Sidney Capo
    Sidney Capo
    Indian Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Larry Chance
    Larry Chance
    Larry Chance
    Chief Ocala
    (uncredited)
  • Clancy Cooper in Somewhere in the Night (1946)
    Clancy Cooper
    Clancy Cooper
    Sgt. Shane
    (uncredited)
  • Bob Folkerson
    Bob Folkerson
    Trooper
    (uncredited)
  • Carl Harbaugh in College (1927)
    Carl Harbaugh
    Carl Harbaugh
    M. Duprez
    (uncredited)
  • Adeline Hiatt
    Adeline Hiatt
    Indian Woman
    (uncredited)
  • George Huggins in King of the Bullwhip (1950)
    George Huggins
    George Huggins
    Trooper
    (uncredited)
  • Roy Jenson in Chinatown (1974)
    Roy Jenson
    Roy Jenson
    Trooper
    (uncredited)
  • Johnny Kern
    Johnny Kern
    Johnny Kern
    Trooper
    (uncredited)
  • Kenneth MacDonald in The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942)
    Kenneth MacDonald
    Kenneth MacDonald
    General's Staff Officer
    (uncredited)
  • Casey MacGregor
    Casey MacGregor
    Pvt. Sullivan
    (uncredited)
  • Cactus Mack in The Dalton Gang (1949)
    Cactus Mack
    Cactus Mack
    Trooper
    (uncredited)
  • Angelita McCall
    Angelita McCall
    Amelia
    (uncredited)
  • Lee Roberts
    Lee Roberts
    Lee Roberts
    Pvt. Tibbett
    (uncredited)
  • Dave Rochlen
    Dave Rochlen
    Tooper
    (uncredited)
  • George Scanlan
    George Scanlan
    Bosun
    (uncredited)
  • Kay swims over the creature
    Ginger Stanley
    Ginger Stanley
    Woman
    (uncredited)
  • George Walsh
    George Walsh
    Bit part
    (uncredited)
  • Dan White
    Dan White
    Dan White
    Cpl. Peachtree
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Williams
    Jack Williams
    Trooper
    (uncredited)
  • Sheb Wooley
    Sheb Wooley
    Sheb Wooley
    Pvt. Jessup
    (uncredited)

Producer

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  • Milton Sperling
    Milton Sperling
    producer

Composer

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  • Max Steiner
    Max Steiner

Cinematographer

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  • Sidney Hickox
    Sidney Hickox
    director of photography (as Sid Hickox)

Editor

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  • Folmar Blangsted
    Folmar Blangsted

Art Director

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  • Douglas Bacon
    Douglas Bacon

Set Decorator

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  • William Wallace
    William Wallace

Makeup Department

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  • Gordon Bau
    Gordon Bau
    makeup artist
  • George Bau
    George Bau
    assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
  • Larry Butterworth
    Larry Butterworth
    assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
  • Abe Haberman
    Abe Haberman
    assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
  • Louis Hippe
    Louis Hippe
    makeup artist (uncredited)
  • Charlotte Kirkpatrick
    Charlotte Kirkpatrick
    assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
  • Emile LaVigne
    Emile LaVigne
    makeup artist (uncredited)
  • Rudolph Liszt
    Rudolph Liszt
    makeup artist (uncredited)
  • Otis Malcolm
    Otis Malcolm
    assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
  • Jeanette Marvin
    Jeanette Marvin
    assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Manager

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  • Chuck Hansen
    Chuck Hansen
    assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Claude Archer
    Claude Archer
    second assistant director (uncredited)
  • Russell Saunders
    Russell Saunders
    assistant director (uncredited)
  • Lee White
    Lee White
    second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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  • Eddie Edwards
    Eddie Edwards
    props (uncredited)
  • Pat Patterson
    Pat Patterson
    assistant props (uncredited)
  • Red Turner
    Red Turner
    assistant props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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  • Oliver S. Garretson
    Oliver S. Garretson
    sound / sound mixer (uncredited)
  • Harold Hanks
    Harold Hanks
    recorder (uncredited)
  • John Jensen
    John Jensen
    sound (uncredited)
  • Ross Owen
    Ross Owen
    sound (uncredited)
  • William Thompson
    William Thompson
    sound (uncredited)

Stunts

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  • Slim Talbot
    Slim Talbot
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Jack Williams
    Jack Williams
    stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Jack Albin
    Jack Albin
    still man (uncredited)
  • Alfred Baalas
    Alfred Baalas
    Technicolor assistant (uncredited)
  • Albert Beland
    Albert Beland
    loader (uncredited)
  • Paul Burnett
    Paul Burnett
    gaffer (uncredited)
  • Alfred Cline
    Alfred Cline
    Technicolor technician (uncredited)
  • Ernest Cromer
    Ernest Cromer
    battery man (uncredited)
  • Robert R. Farmer
    Robert R. Farmer
    Operator (uncredited)
  • Theodore Feld
    Theodore Feld
    Mechanic (uncredited)
  • George Gall
    George Gall
    Technicolor assistant (uncredited)
  • Cliff Heard
    Cliff Heard
    operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Marjorie Best
    Marjorie Best
    wardrobe
  • Ralph Hibbs
    Ralph Hibbs
    wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
  • Lillian House
    Lillian House
    wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
  • Ted Kring
    Ted Kring
    wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
  • Roe Ramsay
    Roe Ramsay
    wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
  • Leon Roberts
    Leon Roberts
    wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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  • Mitchell Kovaleski
    Mitchell Kovaleski
    color consultant: Technicolor

Location Management

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  • Matt Bruttig
    Matt Bruttig
    location timechecker (uncredited)
  • Marvin Margulies
    Marvin Margulies
    location timekeeper (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • Murray Cutter
    Murray Cutter
    orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Irva Mae Ross
    Irva Mae Ross
    script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Bob Reilly
    Bob Reilly
    publicist (uncredited)
  • John Ward
    John Ward
    first aid (uncredited)
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