They Died with Their Boots On

1941

2h 20m

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6.6/10

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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.

Directors

Raoul Walsh

Writers

Wally Kline(screenplay by)

Æneas MacKenzie(screenplay by)

Stars

Errol Flynn

Olivia de Havilland

Arthur Kennedy

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Errol Flynn

George Armstrong Custer

Elizabeth Bacon

Ned Sharp

California Joe

Samuel Bacon, Esq.

Crazy Horse

Maj. Romulus Taipe

Gen. Phil Sheridan

William Sharp

Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott

Regis Toomey

Fitzhugh Lee

Hattie McDaniel

Callie

G.P. Huntley

Lt. 'Queen's Own' Butler

Capt. Webb

Sgt. Doolittle

Senator Smith

Cpl. Smith (uncredited)

Tod Andrews

Cadet Brown (uncredited)

Directors

Raoul Walsh

Writers

Wally Kline(screenplay by)

Æneas MacKenzie(screenplay by)

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6/10

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"

Geronimo196725 Jun, 2022