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.
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
Fitzhugh Lee
Callie
Lt. 'Queen's Own' Butler
Capt. Webb
Sgt. Doolittle
Senator Smith
Cpl. Smith (uncredited)
Cadet Brown (uncredited)
Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
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"
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
Fitzhugh Lee
Callie
Lt. 'Queen's Own' Butler
Capt. Webb
Sgt. Doolittle
Senator Smith
Cpl. Smith (uncredited)
Cadet Brown (uncredited)
Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
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"