List of basic drum beats
The rest of the tribe was either returned to the Klamath Reservation in Oregon or relocated to Oklahoma. She lived until 1920.Ĭaptain Jack was hanged for General Edward Canby's murder, along with three of his warriors. Toby (Winema) Riddle was one of the few Native American women to be honored by the US Congress authorizing a military pension for her because of her heroism and service. At the time of the Peace Tent assassinations he was chairman of the Modoc Peace Commission. Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon (1869–1872). Meacham who was an American Methodist minister, reformer, and served as the U.S. In the actual events of the Modoc war of 1873 Modoc Toby (Winema) Riddle doesn't die and saves the life of severely wounded Alfred B. Marisa Pavan and Audrey Dalton were signed to three picture contracts with Jaguar. He made it after a spell of almost two years making films outside the USA.ĭelmer Daves wrote the script based on his family's first hand knowledge of the Modoc Indians on the California-Oregon border in the 1870s. It was the first production from Ladd's own company, Jaguar, which released through Warner Bros.
Lewis as Captain Alonzo Clark (as George Lewis)
#LIST OF BASIC DRUM BEATS TRIAL#
Captain Jack is jailed, put on trial and sentenced to hang. Johnny prevails and places him under arrest. He and Johnny have a shootout and hand-to-hand combat. Soon most of the Modoc surrender leaving Captain Jack to survive on his own. The renegades are eventually dislodged from their stronghold and are forced to split up into separate groups. President Grant is forced to act because of the public outcry and orders Johnny to do whatever is necessary to bring Captain Jack to justice.
The Army responds causing Captain Jack and the other Modoc to retreat back to their stronghold before Johnny can be killed. Johnny is shot but only wounded and unconscious and is about to be scalped when Toby tries to shield him from harm and is killed. During the negotiations Captain Jack pulls a hidden revolver and kills the General as other Modoc pull theirs and start firing. Dyar come armed with revolvers hidden under their shirts. Dyar ( Frank Ferguson) are to come unarmed but Johnny and Mr. Thomas (Richard Gaines), a Modoc sympathizer, Johnny and friend Mr. Once more peace talks were arranged but Toby and Manok warn of treachery. After hearing of the massacre and the Army defeat President Grant orders General Canby's to act as a defensive force only. The Army responds but is unable to dislodge the renegade Modoc from their mountain stronghold and are forced to retreat with several casualties. A rampage results in which the renegades massacre 18 settlers. When the violations are being discussed between Johnny and Captain Jack a vengeance crazed Satterwhite ( Robert Keith) opens fire and kills the brave who killed his woman. Toby and Manok take Johnny and others to a peace talks near Lost River to discuss violations of the peace treaty signed by the Modoc in 1864 in hopes of bringing about peace again. They both served as intermediaries for the Modoc. They tell Johnny it is a chief who calls himself Captain Jack ( Charles Bronson) and a band of renegades who are responsible for the brutality while most of the other Modoc wish to live in peace. The grown children of an old Modoc chief, Toby ( Marisa Pavan) and Manok ( Anthony Caruso), meet Johnny at Fort Klamath. Later they find Nancy's aunt and uncle murdered and the ranch burned.
#LIST OF BASIC DRUM BEATS DRIVER#
There is an ambush outside Sacramento during which the sweetheart of their stage driver Bill Satterwhite is killed by a Modoc renegade. Nancy is traveling to a ranch owned by her aunt and uncle.
On the way west, Johnny gives an escort to Nancy Meek ( Audrey Dalton), a retired army colonel's niece. He is appointed peace commissioner for the territory. He tells government officials in Washington about hostilities between settlers, soldiers and Modoc renegades near the California and Oregon border. In 1872, veteran Indian fighter Johnny MacKay ( Alan Ladd) is sent for by then President Grant ( Hayden Rorke).