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Distant Drums

Against unseen jungle terrors and untamed savage tribes ... and pounding war-drums that echoed his challenge!

Rating 6.3 / 10Release December 25, 1951Runtime 101 min

After destroying a Seminole fort, American soldiers and their rescued companions must face the dangerous Everglades and hostile Indians in order to reach safety

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