They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

6.7/10 140 min Western War Drama Romance

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.

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

G.P. Huntley

Lt. 'Queen's Own' Butler

Frank Wilcox

Capt. Webb

Joe Sawyer

Sgt. Doolittle

Minor Watson

Senator Smith

Eddie Acuff

Cpl. Smith (uncredited)

Tod Andrews

Cadet Brown (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Uniform Salesman (uncredited)

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