Distant Drums is a 1951 American Florida Western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Gary Cooper. It is set during the Second Seminole War in the 1840s, with Cooper playing an American captain w
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Mari Aldon and Richard Webb at the Castillo de San Marcos for the film's premiere.
Shelby Fredrick Wooley was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He recorded a series of novelty songs, including the 1958 hit rock-and-roll comedy single "The Purple People Eater", and under the
Distant Drums
…Larry Carper as Chief Ocala (uncredited) Sheb Wooley as Private Jessup (uncredited) In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther wrote: "Don't look for novel surprise in this…