They Died with Their Boots On

“A STORY OF UNDYING FAITH!”

6.6(116)19412h 20m

WesternWarDramaRomance

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.

Director

Raoul Walsh

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Cast

Errol Flynn

George Armstrong Custer

Olivia de Havilland

Elizabeth Bacon

Arthur Kennedy

Ned Sharp

Charley Grapewin

California Joe

Gene Lockhart

Samuel Bacon, Esq.

Anthony Quinn

Crazy Horse

Stanley Ridges

Maj. Romulus Taipe

John Litel

Gen. Phil Sheridan

Walter Hampden

William Sharp

Sydney Greenstreet

Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott

Regis Toomey

Fitzhugh Lee

Hattie McDaniel

Callie

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

6.0

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 ...