Royal rumble on a far‑flung island – A reluctant heir must trade the ring for a crown before his homeland is lost for good
Tipo Tairu (Sabu), a rising boxing contender living in America, discovers that his tiny South Seas island homeland faces a looming takeover and a high‑stakes political treaty. Leaving behind the bright lights of the ring, he returns to confront schemes spun by Borodoff, and rally his people before the drums signal a new ruler.
Original Title: Savage Drums (1951) | AKA: Drums of the Wild
B&W version https://youtu.be/dT3XCOa-L4E
⭐️ STARRING
Sabu – Tipo Tairu
Lita Baron – Sari
H.B. Warner – Maou
Sid Melton as Jimmy Cuso
Steven Geray – Borodoff
Robert Easton – Tex Channing (as Bob Easton)
Margia Dean – Tania
Francis Pierlot – Aruna
Paul Marion – Rata Tairu
Ray Kinney – Rami
John Mansfield – Tuana “John” Tairu
Edward Clark – Tabuana, elder council chief
Hugh Beaumont – Bill Fenton
Harold Fong – North Korean Captain
Nick Thompson – Talio’o, the turncoat
🎬 CREW
Directed by William Berke https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2gsu7VGzgdY-4DhdwlNnW6xoq0tpcO5d
Screenplay by Fenton Earnshaw
Cinematography by Jack Greenhalgh
Music by Darrell Calker
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