Drums in the Deep South

Two best friends, who graduated from West Point, end up fighting on opposite sides during the Civil War, with one tasked with delaying General Shermans march by using a disassembled cannon to destroy Union troop and supply trains. Drums in the Deep South is a 1951 American English-language Drama History motion picture featuring James Craig, Barbara Payton, Guy Madison, Barton Maclane, Robert Osterloh, Tom Fadden and Guy Wilkerson. The movie is based on Woman With a Sword by Hollister Noble. King Brothers Productions was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Frank King and Maurice King. Drums in the Deep South is written by Philip Yordan and Sidney Harmon and it is directed by William Cameron Menzies. RKO Radio Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. Drums in the Deep South was released on 16th October 1951 and takes a screen time of 87 minutes. Drums in the Deep South was made on a budget of $0 million. Cinematography was done by Lionel Lindon and editing by Richard V. Heermance. The music was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin.