 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 (qv), sound effects designer on  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv), named it "Wilhelm" after the character that  let out the scream in _Charge at Feather River, The (1953)_ (qv). 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. One of the papers was a short list of names of actors  who were scheduled to come in to perform various lines of dialogue  for miscellaneous roles in the movie. After reviewing the names and  even listening to their voices, one person seemed to be the most  likely suspect: Sheb Wooley (qv). Sheb played the uncredited role  of Private Jessup in "Distant Drums", and was one of the few actors  assembled for the recording of additional vocal elements for the  film. It is very likely he was asked on the spot to perform other  things for the film, including the screams for a man being bitten by  an alligator.