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They Died with Their Boots On

"A STORY OF UNDYING FAITH!"

The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.

Top Cast

  • Errol Flynn

    Errol Flynn

    George Armstrong Custer

  • Olivia de Havilland

    Olivia de Havilland

    Elizabeth Bacon

  • Arthur Kennedy

    Arthur Kennedy

    Ned Sharp

  • Charley Grapewin

    Charley Grapewin

    California Joe

  • Gene Lockhart

    Gene Lockhart

    Samuel Bacon, Esq.

  • Anthony Quinn

    Anthony Quinn

    Crazy Horse

  • Stanley Ridges

    Stanley Ridges

    Maj. Romulus Taipe

  • John Litel

    John Litel

    Gen. Phil Sheridan

  • Walter Hampden

    Walter Hampden

    William Sharp

Overview

The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.

Rating

6.7 / 10
120 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jun 25, 2022

    This tale of the rise and fall of the enigmatically charming, if flawed, General George Armstrong Custer has much less to do with American history than it has to do with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland at the box office; so I think it's best we treat this as much more fiction that fact. In that spirit, this is quite an exciting, if melodramatic, outing for the stars. The film is too long, but moves along OK and the battle scenes are competent. Sydney Greenstreet and his creamed onions steal this for me before a well staged battle at the "Little Big Horn"

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