Savage Drums is a 1951 American adventure film directed by William Berke and starring Sabu, Lita Baron, H.B. Warner. The film was released by the independent producer Robert L. Lippert. Although Lippert had previously announced his films would be first features, this was one of a number of B Movies he produced during the period.[1] The Indian-born actor Sabu had previously enjoyed fame as the star of several films produced by Alexander Korda.
| Savage Drums | |
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| Directed by | William Berke |
| Screenplay by | Fenton Earnshaw |
| Produced by | William Berke |
| Starring | Sabu Lita Baron Sid Melton H.B. Warner Steven Geray Robert Easton Margia Dean Francis Pierlot Ray Kinney Paul Marion |
| Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh, A.S.C. |
| Edited by | Carl Pierson, A.C.E. |
| Music by | Darrell Calker |
Production companies | Tom Productions, Inc. |
| Distributed by | Lippert Pictures, Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Sabu as Tipo Tairu
- Lita Baron as Sari
- H.B. Warner as Maou
- Sid Melton as Jimmy Cuso
- Steven Geray as Borodoff
- Robert Easton as Tex Channing
- Margia Dean as Tania
- Francis Pierlot as Aruna
- Paul Marion as Rata Tairu
- Ray Kinney as Rami
- John Mansfield as Tuana 'John' Tairu
- Edward Clark as Tabuana, older chief on council
- Hugh Beaumont as Bill Fenton
References
edit- ^ Davis p.81
Bibliography
edit- Davis, Blair. The Battle for the Bs: 1950s Hollywood and the Rebirth of Low-Budget Cinema. Rutgers University Press, 2012.
External links
edit- Savage Drums at IMDb
- Savage Drums at the TCM Movie Database
- Savage Drums at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
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