A Thunder Of Drums - Original Trailer 1961

In this western, an idealistic and naive rookie cavalry officer is assigned to work with a cruel captain. He immediately gets on the crabby captain's bad side by trying to restart an affair with his ex-sweetheart. The woman is engaged to another who ends up getting killed by the Indians. This rookie, blaming himself for distracting the slain officer with his overtures to the officer's fiance, volunteers to act as a decoy to lure the renegade Apaches into a trap. It works, but many soldiers die. After the skirmish, the rookie has become a seasoned officer prepared to take his duties seriously. Back at the fort, he bids farewell to the woman as she begins her long journey back east. Richard Boone - Capt. Stephen Maddocks George Hamilton - Lt. Curtis McQuade Luana Patten - Tracey Hamilton Arthur O'Connell - Sgt. Rodermill Charles Bronson - Trooper Hanna Richard Chamberlain - Lt. Porter Duane Eddy - Trooper Eddy James Douglas - Lt. Gresham Tammy Marihugh - Laurie Carole Wells - Camden Yates Slim Pickens - Trooper Erschick Clem Harvey - Trooper Denton Casey Tibbs - Trooper Baker Irene Tedrow - Mrs. Scarborough Marjorie Bennett - Mrs. Yates J. Edward McKinley - Capt. Alan Scarborough