They Died with Their Boots On poster
Director Raoul Walsh
Screenplay Wally Kline, Æneas MacKenzie

They Died with Their Boots On

Tagline: A STORY OF UNDYING FAITH!

Release Date: 1941-11-20

Duration: 140 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Errol Flynn
    George Armstrong Custer
  • Olivia de Havilland
    Elizabeth Bacon
  • Anthony Quinn
    Crazy Horse
  • Frank Ferguson
    Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
  • Arthur Kennedy
    Ned Sharp
  • Irving Bacon
    Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
  • Minor Watson
    Senator Smith
  • Gig Young
    Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
  • Gene Lockhart
    Samuel Bacon, Esq.
  • Minerva Urecal
    Nurse (uncredited)