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"
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.
Quick Stats
6.7
TMDB Rating
124
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2h 20m
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Key Crew
DirectorRaoul Walsh
WriterWally Kline
ComposerNed O. Nair
EditorWilliam Holmes
Production DesignJohn Hughes
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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1 featuredCast

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







