Distant Drums (1951) | |
| Director(s) | Raoul Walsh |
| Producer(s) | Milton Sperling |
| Top Genres | Action, Romance, Western |
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Distant Drums (1951) was a Action - Western Film directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Milton Sperling.
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Capt. Quincy Wyatt:
They still don't like fightin' at night. But they'll come a hootin' and a hollerin' at dawn!
Monk: It makes me fonder than ever of moonshine.
Capt. Quincy Wyatt: You know, you can't go through life trying to get even. You know, you can't carry a grudge forever.
Monk: These injuns smell a little gamey, Captain. They rub skunk oil on themselves to keep off bugs and flies.
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Monk: It makes me fonder than ever of moonshine.
Capt. Quincy Wyatt: You know, you can't go through life trying to get even. You know, you can't carry a grudge forever.
Monk: These injuns smell a little gamey, Captain. They rub skunk oil on themselves to keep off bugs and flies.
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Except for Larry Chance, the actors "playing" Seminole Indian warriors were in fact actual Seminoles.
WILHELM SCREAM: This film contains the first known instance of "The Wilhelm Scream" (a sound effect of a man screaming, since used in over 149 other movies). During a scene in which the soldiers are wading through a swamp in the everglades, one of them is bitten and dragged underwater by an alligator. The scream for that character was recorded later. Six short pained screams were recorded in a single take, which was slated "man getting bit by an alligator, and he screams." The fifth scream was used for the soldier - but the 4th, 5th, and 6th screams recorded in the session were also used earlier in the film when three Indians are shot, one after another, during a raid on a fort. Although the "signature" or "classic" screams, takes 4 through 6 on the original recording, are the most recognizable, all of the screams are referred to as "Wilhelm" by those in the sound community. Ben Burtt, sound effects designer on Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, named it "Wilhelm" after the character that let out the scream in The Charge at Feather River. He discovered a file at Warner Bros. for this movie, which contained paperwork that was left over from the picture editor when the film was completed. Oread more facts about Distant Drums...
WILHELM SCREAM: This film contains the first known instance of "The Wilhelm Scream" (a sound effect of a man screaming, since used in over 149 other movies). During a scene in which the soldiers are wading through a swamp in the everglades, one of them is bitten and dragged underwater by an alligator. The scream for that character was recorded later. Six short pained screams were recorded in a single take, which was slated "man getting bit by an alligator, and he screams." The fifth scream was used for the soldier - but the 4th, 5th, and 6th screams recorded in the session were also used earlier in the film when three Indians are shot, one after another, during a raid on a fort. Although the "signature" or "classic" screams, takes 4 through 6 on the original recording, are the most recognizable, all of the screams are referred to as "Wilhelm" by those in the sound community. Ben Burtt, sound effects designer on Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, named it "Wilhelm" after the character that let out the scream in The Charge at Feather River. He discovered a file at Warner Bros. for this movie, which contained paperwork that was left over from the picture editor when the film was completed. Oread more facts about Distant Drums...
