Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate battle atop an impregnable mountain.Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate battle atop an impregnable mountain.Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate battle atop an impregnable mountain.
Robert Clarke
- Union Officer
- (uncredited)
Kenne Duncan
- Union Officer
- (uncredited)
Roy Gordon
- Lt. Col. Fitzgerald
- (uncredited)
James Griffith
- Union Officer Reporting to Denning
- (uncredited)
Myron Healey
- Union Lieutenant
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.
- GoofsThere was no such thing as a "12 pound Brooke gun". Brooke guns were produced for use by the Confederate Navy and in some forts. They were never used as field guns by the Confederate field forces. Brooke rifles came in 6.4", 7", and 8". Brooke smoothbores came in 8", 10", and 11". None of these fired a round as small as 12 pounds. The guns shown appear to be 12-pound Napoleons.
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Gen. Johnston: A good soldier dies only once, and death is someone he knows.
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Accuracy in some things!
Was Menzies making "Gone With the Wind" light? Or the tragic counterpoint thereto? "Drums" is a surprise: nary an anachronistic weapon to be seen. I am so accustomed to seeing 1873 revolvers in movies about the War Between the States that this came as a shock. To see uniforms of some exactitude, especially for the artillery of all things, was refreshing indeed. I was also surprised by a very non-1950s ending. Really a far better "Civil War" motion picture than I had expected although I must say I found both the Confederate major and his lost love a bit cardboard. Madison chewed the scenery a trifle to make up for it. There were indeed plot twists and character touches although I missed any resolution for the Confederate colonel. Not at all a bad way to spend a couple of hours.
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- skoyles
- Dec 10, 2004
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- $300,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Drums in the Deep South (1951) officially released in Canada in English?
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