DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Drums in the Deep South is an American film directed by William Cameron Menzies. Directed by William Cameron Menzies Produced by Frank King (producer) Maurice King (producer) Written by Philip Yordan (screenplay) and Sidney Harmon (screenplay) Hollister Noble (story) Starring See below Music by Dimitri Tiomkin Cinematography Lionel Lindon Editing by Richard V. Heermance Running time 87 minutes Country United States Language English Cast James Craig as Maj. Clay Clayburn Barbara Payton as Kathy Summers Guy Madison as Maj. Will Denning Barton MacLane as Sgt. Mac McCardle Robert Osterloh as Sgt. Harper Tom Fadden as Purdy Robert Easton as Jerry Louis Jean Heydt as Col. House Craig Stevens as Col. Braxton Summers Taylor Holmes as Albert Monroe Lewis Martin as Gen. Johnston Peter Brocco as Union corporal Dan White as Corp. Jennings Unbilled players Robert Clarke: Union officer Kenne Duncan: Union Officer Roy Gordon: Lt. Col. Fitzgerald James Griffith: Union officer who reports to Maj. Denning Myron Healey: Union lieutenant Todd Karns: Union captain Norman Leavitt: Confederate soldier Frank Marlowe: Confederate soldier Tom Monroe: Confederate soldier Billy Nelson: Union sergeant Steve Pendleton: Capt. Travis Denver Pyle: Union soldier who breaks the window Mickey Simpson: Jim Burns, Confederate soldier Ray Walker: Union officer Guy Wilkerson: Confederate sentry James Craig (February 4, 1912 -- June 28, 1985) was an American actor. After <b>...</b>