Distant Drums

Starring: Gary Cooper Director: Raoul Walsh

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital Stereo - English

Product Description:

A small but daring group of men venture into the Florida Everglades to battle the hostile Seminole Indians during their rebellion of 1840 in this tepid adventure movie.

Plot Synopsis:

Gary Cooper stars as an intrepid Army scout battling Seminole Indians in 1840s Florida. Reclusive military man Captain Quincy Wyatt comes out of his self-imposed exile to perform a dangerous raid on a Seminole stronghold. After destroying the Indians' weapons arsenal and releasing their white captives, Wyatt and the freed prisoners must make the arduous journey back to safety through the Florida Everglades. In the midst of dodging murderous Seminoles, alligators and other swamp vermin, love blossoms between the old scout and a fetching young ex-prisoner.

Plot Keywords:

Action | Adventure | Indians | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

• Filmed in Technicolor on location in Florida. "Distant Drums" is a 19th-century version of Walsh's World War II drama "Objective Burma" which replaces the Japanese with Native Americans.

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