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A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876.
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George Armstrong Custer
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Elizabeth Bacon
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Ned Sharp
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California Joe
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Samuel Bacon, Esq.
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Crazy Horse
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Maj. Romulus Taipe
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Gen. Phil Sheridan
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William Sharp
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Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott
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Fitzhugh Lee
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Callie
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Lt. 'Queen's Own' Butler (as George P. Huntley Jr.)
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Capt. Webb
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Sgt. Doolittle (as Joseph Sawyer)
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Sen. Smith
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Cpl. Smith (uncredited)
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Cadet Brown (uncredited)
Cyril Archambault ...
Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited)
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Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
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Settler (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
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1st Michigan Officer (uncredited)
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Well-Wisher (uncredited)
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Military Officer (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Mr. Cartwright (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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7th Michigan Officer (uncredited)
Moses Brave ...
Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited)
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Woman (uncredited)
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Cadet Rosser (uncredited)
Jack Budlong ...
Cavalryman (uncredited)
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Sentry (uncredited)
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Station Master (uncredited)
Leo Chasing Hawk ...
Chief of Indian Scouts (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Corporal (uncredited)
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Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
Victor Cox ...
Trooper (uncredited)
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President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
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Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
Russell Custer ...
Barfly (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
Andrew DeRockbraine ...
Crazy Horse Rescuer (uncredited)
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Joe (uncredited)
Moses Dog ...
Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited)
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Capt. Riley (uncredited)
Alvin Elk Nation ...
Oglala Chief (uncredited)
Amos Elk Nation ...
Blackfeet Chief (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
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Grant's Secretary (uncredited)
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Veteran (uncredited)
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Adjutant (uncredited)
Dick French ...
Officer (uncredited)
Alberta Gary ...
Jane (uncredited)
Slim Gaut ...
Trooper (uncredited)
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Adjutant (uncredited)
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Black Servant (uncredited)
Michael Grey Eagle ...
Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited)
Raymond Hairy Chin ...
Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited)
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Colonel (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Sergeant (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Staff Officer (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood ...
Newsman (uncredited)
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Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr. ...
Sergeant Reading Telegraph Copy (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
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Lt. Frazier (uncredited)
Joseph Fast Horse Sr. ...
Sioux Chief (uncredited)
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7th Cavalry Trooper (uncredited)
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Capt. McCook (uncredited)
Annabelle Jones ...
Bacon's Maid #2 (uncredited)
Edward Keane ...
Congressman (uncredited)
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Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
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Settler (uncredited)
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Chairman of Hearing (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
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Youth (uncredited)
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Head Nurse (uncredited)
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Tillaman (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Congressman (uncredited)
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Orderly (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
Patrick McVey ...
Cpl. Jones (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
Mike Morelli ...
Barfly (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
George Murphy ...
Cavalryman (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
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Sentry (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
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Mrs. Sharp (uncredited)
Jack Red Bear ...
Shosone Chief (uncredited)
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Charles (uncredited)
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Bugler (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
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Adjutant (uncredited)
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2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
Orie Robertson ...
Cavalryman (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Schoenhut Sr. ...
Sioux Warrior (uncredited)
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Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
Frank Shooter ...
Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited)
Garland Smith ...
Officer (uncredited)
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Maj. Smith (uncredited)
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Orderly (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
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Indian (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
William Village Center ...
Mniconjou Chief (uncredited)
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SSgt. Brown (uncredited)
Joshua White Shield ...
Cheyenne Chief (uncredited)
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Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
Francis Zahn ...
Sans Arc Chief (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
Victor Zimmerman ...
Colonel of 5th Michigan (uncredited)

Directed by

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Raoul Walsh

Written by

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Wally Kline ... (original screenplay) and
Æneas MacKenzie ... (original screenplay)
 
Lenore J. Coffee ... (additional dialogue) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Robert Fellows ... associate producer
Hal B. Wallis ... executive producer

Music by

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Max Steiner

Cinematography by

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Bert Glennon ... director of photography

Editing by

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William Holmes ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Don Siegel ... montage (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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John Hughes

Costume Design by

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Milo Anderson ... (gowns)

Makeup Department

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Perc Westmore ... makeup artist
Charles Gorman ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Ward Hamilton ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Nellie Manley ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Bill Phillips ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Frank Mattison ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Russell Saunders ... assistant director (uncredited)
Claude Archer ... second assistant director (uncredited)
B. Reeves Eason ... second unit director (uncredited)
Arthur Lueker ... first assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Robey Cooper ... assistant props (uncredited)
Eddie Edwards ... props (uncredited)
Budd Friend ... assistant props (uncredited)
William Wallace ... assistant props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Dolph Thomas ... sound
Everett A. Hughes ... cable person (uncredited)
Ned O. Nair ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Dick H. Williams ... boom operator (uncredited)

Stunts

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George Barrows ... stunts (uncredited)
Jane Bill ... stunt double (uncredited)
Jack Budlong ... stunts (uncredited)
Yakima Canutt ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Bruce Gailbraith ... stunt double (uncredited)
Fred Graham ... stunts (uncredited)
Howard Hill ... stunts (uncredited)
John Hoffman ... stunt double (uncredited)
Herbert Holcombe ... stunts (uncredited)
John Hudkins ... stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons ... stunt double: Anthony Quinn (uncredited)
Leo J. McMahon ... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Mead ... stunts (uncredited)
Roy Moore ... stunts (uncredited)
George Murphy ... stunts (uncredited)
Gil Perkins ... stunts (uncredited)
David Sharpe ... stunts (uncredited)
Buster Wiles ... stunt double: Errol Flynn (uncredited)
Jack Williams ... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Yrigoyen ... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Yrigoyen ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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William Classen ... grip (uncredited)
Benny Cohan ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Ellsworth Fredericks ... second camera operator (uncredited)
Mickey Moran ... best boy (uncredited)
Fred Morgan ... still photographer (uncredited)
Ralph Owen ... gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kathrin Grams ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Dick Moder ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Hugo Friedhofer ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Bernhard Kaun ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Max Steiner ... conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Eugene Busch ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Edward A. Blatt ... dialogue director (as Eddie Blatt)
J.G. Taylor ... technical advisor (as Lt. Col. J.G. Taylor Retired U.S. Army)
Jane Bill ... double (uncredited)
Bruce Gailbraith ... double (uncredited)
John Hoffman ... double (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons ... double (uncredited)
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Production Companies

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  • Warner Bros. (presents) (A Warner Bros.-First National Picture)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. He has little discipline at the academy but is prepared to stand up to the senior cadet, Ned Sharp, who makes his life miserable. While there he catches the eye of the commandant, Col. (later General) Phil Sheridan and also meets his future bride, Elizabeth Bacon. Graduating early due to the Civil War, it is only through a chance meeting with General Winfield Scott that he finally gets assigned to a cavalry regiment. He served with distinction during the war and when he is promoted to Brigadier General in error, he leads his troops in a decisive victory. He has little to do after the war turning down lucrative positions in private industry and it's his wife who arranges with Gen. Scott for him to be appointed a Lt. Colonel and given command of the 7th Cavalry. He is depicted as a friend of the Indians who will fight for injustice, in the form of his old nemesis Ned Sharp who is taking advantage of them and trying to provoke a war with his own financial gain in mind. Custer died in the the now famous battle on June 25, 1876 at the age of 36. Written by garykmcd

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Taglines The heroic saga of Custer's Last Stand! See more »
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Also Known As
  • To the Last Man (United States)
  • La Charge fantastique (France)
  • Moriren amb les botes calçades (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Murieron con las botas puestas (Spain)
  • 马革裹尸 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 140 min
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Budget $2,200,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Jim Thorpe, who was an extra, had an off-camera fight with Errol Flynn. With one punch Thorpe knocked out Flynn, who was in his Custer uniform. See more »
Goofs In the film George Armstrong Custer argues that there is no gold in the Black Hills, but in reality he led the 1874 expedition that discovered gold near French Creek. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Bugles in the Afternoon (1952). See more »
Soundtracks Garryowen See more »
Quotes George Armstrong Custer: Walking through life with you, ma'am, has been a very gracious thing.
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