Movie Cosmos - They Died with Their Boots On

Description:

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

As George Armstrong Custer

Olivia de Havilland

As Elizabeth Bacon

Arthur Kennedy

As Ned Sharp

Charley Grapewin

As California Joe

Gene Lockhart

As Samuel Bacon, Esq.

Anthony Quinn

As Crazy Horse

Stanley Ridges

As Maj. Romulus Taipe

John Litel

As Gen. Phil Sheridan

Walter Hampden

As William Sharp

Sydney Greenstreet

As Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott

Regis Toomey

As Fitzhugh Lee

Hattie McDaniel

As Callie

G.P. Huntley

As Lt. 'Queen's Own' Butler

Frank Wilcox

As Capt. Webb

Joe Sawyer

As Sgt. Doolittle

Minor Watson

As Senator Smith

Eddie Acuff

As Cpl. Smith (uncredited)

Tod Andrews

As Cadet Brown (uncredited)

Cyril Archambault

As Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

As Uniform Salesman (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

As Settler (uncredited)

Roy Barcroft

As Officer (uncredited)

Hank Bell

As 1st Michigan Officer (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

As Well-Wisher (uncredited)

Edward Biby

As Military Officer (uncredited)

Hobart Bosworth

As Mr. Cartwright (uncredited)

Rudy Bowman

As Trooper (uncredited)

Truman Bradley

As 7th Michigan officer (uncredited)

Moses Brave

As Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac

As Woman (uncredited)

Walter Brooke

As Cadet Rosser (uncredited)

Jack Budlong

As Cavalryman (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

As Sentry (uncredited)

Spencer Charters

As Station Master (uncredited)

Leo Chasing Hawk

As Chief of Indian Scouts (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins

As Corporal (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

As Train Conductor (uncredited)

Tex Cooper

As Trooper (uncredited)

Victor Cox

As Trooper (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan

As President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

Wade Crosby

As Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)

Russell Custer

As Barfly (uncredited)

Steve Darrell

As Officer (uncredited)

Andrew DeRockbraine

As Crazy Horse Rescuer (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

As Joe (uncredited)

Moses Dog

As Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited)

George Eldredge

As Capt. Riley (uncredited)

Alvin Elk Nation

As Oglala Chief (uncredited)

Amos Elk Nation

As Blackfeet Chief (uncredited)

Martin Faust

As Officer (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson

As Grant's Secretary (uncredited)

Francis Ford

As Veteran (uncredited)

William Forrest

As Adjutant (uncredited)

Dick French

As Officer (uncredited)

Alberta Gary

As Jane (uncredited)

Slim Gaut

As Trooper (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

As Adjutant (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

As Black Servant (uncredited)

Michael Grey Eagle

As Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited)

Raymond Hairy Chin

As Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited)

John Hamilton

As Colonel (uncredited)

Chick Hannan

As Trooper (uncredited)

Carl Harbaugh

As Sergeant (uncredited)

Weldon Heyburn

As Staff Officer (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

As Newsman (uncredited)

Russell Hicks

As Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)

Max Hoffman Jr.

As Sergeant Reading Telegraph Copy (uncredited)

Edna Holland

As Nurse (uncredited)

William Hopper

As Lt. Frazier (uncredited)

Joseph Fast Horse Sr.

As Sioux Chief (uncredited)

John Hudkins

As 7th Cavalry Trooper (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

As Capt. McCook (uncredited)

Annabelle Jones

As Bacon's Maid #2 (uncredited)

Edward Keane

As Congressman (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

As Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)

Joe King

As Chairman of Hearing (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

As Officer (uncredited)

Harry Lewis

As Youth (uncredited)

Vera Lewis

As Head Nurse (uncredited)

Arthur Loft

As Tillaman (uncredited)

Ian MacDonald

As Soldier (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

As Congressman (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

As Orderly (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

As Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited)

Patrick McVey

As Cpl. Jones (uncredited)

Robert Milasch

As Townsman (uncredited)

Frank Mills

As Barfly (uncredited)

Mike Morelli

As Barfly (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

As Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Jack Mower

As Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

George Murphy

As Cavalryman (uncredited)

Richard Neill

As Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Anna Q. Nilsson

As Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)

Frank Orth

As Barfly (uncredited)

Eddie Parker

As Sentry (uncredited)

Tex Parker

As Soldier (uncredited)

Bob Perry

As Officer (uncredited)

Aileen Pringle

As Mrs. Sharp (uncredited)

Jack Red Bear

As Shosone Chief (uncredited)

George H. Reed

As Charles (uncredited)

Renie Riano

As Nurse (uncredited)

Addison Richards

As Adjutant (uncredited)

John Ridgely

As 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)

Virginia Sale

As Nurse (uncredited)

Robert Schoenhut Sr.

As Sioux Warrior (uncredited)

James Seay

As Lt. Walsh (uncredited)

Frank Shooter

As Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited)

Garland Smith

As Officer (uncredited)

Hugh Sothern

As Maj. Smith (uncredited)

Harry Strang

As Orderly (uncredited)

Ray Teal

As Barfly (uncredited)

Jim Thorpe

As Indian (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

As Nurse (uncredited)

William Village Center

As Mniconjou Chief (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

As Sgt. Brown (uncredited)

Joshua White Shield

As Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)

Gig Young

As Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

Francis Zahn

As Sans Arc Chief (uncredited)

Louis Zamperini

As Soldier (uncredited)

Victor Zimmerman

As Colonel of 5th Michigan (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

As Trooper (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Raoul Walsh

Director

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (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"

2022-06-25