What is Drums Across the River?
Topic: Film "Drums Across the River" (1954). Constraint 1 (Role): Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1954
- Release date
- Jun 1, 1954
- Genres
- Western
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Topic: Film "Drums Across the River" (1954).
Constraint 1 (Role): Meticulous television and film archivist.
Constraint 2 (Style): Verifiable facts only, no invention/guessing, original, neutral, encyclopedic prose, plain text (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Constraint 3 (Word Count): 150-190 words.
Constraint 4 (Content): Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 5 (Structure): First sentence must not contain spoilers.
Title: Drums Across the River
Year: 1954
Genre: Western, American Technicolor Western
Director: Nathan Juran
Cast: Audie Murphy, Walter Brennan, Lyle Bettger
Runtime: 1h 18m
Release Date: 06/01/1954 (US)
Plot:
Setting: Small Colorado town.
Conflict: Gold has been panned in the town except for a bit on Ute land.
Antagonist: Frank Walker (greedy) plans to raid the territory with locals.
Protagonist: Sam Brannon (even-tempered settler) tries to dissuade Walker.
Sub-plot: Sam's son, Gary, is conflicted between his father's morality and his hatred of the Utes (who killed his mother).
Draft 1 (Mental Outline):
Drums Across the River is a 1954
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Drums Across the River is a feature film with a runtime of 110 minutes. It was released in 1954.
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