They Died with Their Boots On
A STORY OF UNDYING FAITH!
1941 | 140m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Raoul Walsh |
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| Writer: | Wally Kline, Æneas MacKenzie |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 20, 1941 |
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| Director: | Raoul Walsh |
| Writer: | Wally Kline, Æneas MacKenzie |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, War, Western |
| Keywords | biography, historical figure, little big horn, sitting bull, general custer |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Cyril Archambault | Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited) |
| Irving Bacon | Uniform Salesman (uncredited) |
| Walter Baldwin | Settler (uncredited) |
| Roy Barcroft | Officer (uncredited) |
| Hank Bell | 1st Michigan Officer (uncredited) |
| Brooks Benedict | Well-Wisher (uncredited) |
| Edward Biby | Military Officer (uncredited) |
| Hobart Bosworth | Mr. Cartwright (uncredited) |
| Rudy Bowman | Trooper (uncredited) |
| Truman Bradley | 7th Michigan officer (uncredited) |
| Moses Brave | Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited) |
| Virginia Brissac | Woman (uncredited) |
| Walter Brooke | Cadet Rosser (uncredited) |
| Jack Budlong | Cavalryman (uncredited) |
| Lane Chandler | Sentry (uncredited) |
| Spencer Charters | Station Master (uncredited) |
| Leo Chasing Hawk | Chief of Indian Scouts (uncredited) |
| G. Pat Collins | Corporal (uncredited) |
| Clancy Cooper | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Tex Cooper | Trooper (uncredited) |
| Victor Cox | Trooper (uncredited) |
| Joseph Crehan | President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited) |
| Wade Crosby | Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited) |
| Russell Custer | Barfly (uncredited) |
| Steve Darrell | Officer (uncredited) |
| Andrew DeRockbraine | Crazy Horse Rescuer (uncredited) |
| Joe Devlin | Joe (uncredited) |
| Moses Dog | Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited) |
| George Eldredge | Capt. Riley (uncredited) |
| Alvin Elk Nation | Oglala Chief (uncredited) |
| Amos Elk Nation | Blackfeet Chief (uncredited) |
| Martin Faust | Officer (uncredited) |
| Frank Ferguson | Grant's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Francis Ford | Veteran (uncredited) |
| William Forrest | Adjutant (uncredited) |
| Dick French | Officer (uncredited) |
| Alberta Gary | Jane (uncredited) |
| Slim Gaut | Trooper (uncredited) |
| Sol Gorss | Adjutant (uncredited) |
| Jesse Graves | Black Servant (uncredited) |
| Michael Grey Eagle | Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited) |
| Raymond Hairy Chin | Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited) |
| John Hamilton | Colonel (uncredited) |
| Chick Hannan | Trooper (uncredited) |
| Carl Harbaugh | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Weldon Heyburn | Staff Officer (uncredited) |
| Herbert Heywood | Newsman (uncredited) |
| Russell Hicks | Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited) |
| Max Hoffman Jr. | Sergeant Reading Telegraph Copy (uncredited) |
| Edna Holland | Nurse (uncredited) |
| William Hopper | Lt. Frazier (uncredited) |
| Joseph Fast Horse Sr. | Sioux Chief (uncredited) |
| John Hudkins | 7th Cavalry Trooper (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | Capt. McCook (uncredited) |
| Annabelle Jones | Bacon's Maid #2 (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | Congressman (uncredited) |
| Fred Kelsey | Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited) |
| Joe King | Chairman of Hearing (uncredited) |
| Paul Kruger | Officer (uncredited) |
| Harry Lewis | Youth (uncredited) |
| Vera Lewis | Head Nurse (uncredited) |
| Arthur Loft | Tillaman (uncredited) |
| Ian MacDonald | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Eric Mayne | Congressman (uncredited) |
| Frank Mayo | Orderly (uncredited) |
| Sam McDaniel | Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited) |
| Patrick McVey | Cpl. Jones (uncredited) |
| Robert Milasch | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Barfly (uncredited) |
| Mike Morelli | Barfly (uncredited) |
| Edmund Mortimer | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | Telegraph Operator (uncredited) |
| George Murphy | Cavalryman (uncredited) |
| Richard Neill | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Anna Q. Nilsson | Mrs. Taipe (uncredited) |
| Frank Orth | Barfly (uncredited) |
| Eddie Parker | Sentry (uncredited) |
| Tex Parker | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Bob Perry | Officer (uncredited) |
| Aileen Pringle | Mrs. Sharp (uncredited) |
| Jack Red Bear | Shosone Chief (uncredited) |
| George H. Reed | Charles (uncredited) |
| Renie Riano | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Addison Richards | Adjutant (uncredited) |
| John Ridgely | 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited) |
| Virginia Sale | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Robert Schoenhut Sr. | Sioux Warrior (uncredited) |
| James Seay | Lt. Walsh (uncredited) |
| Frank Shooter | Lakota Sioux Warrior (uncredited) |
| Garland Smith | Officer (uncredited) |
| Hugh Sothern | Maj. Smith (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Orderly (uncredited) |
| Ray Teal | Barfly (uncredited) |
| Jim Thorpe | Indian (uncredited) |
| Minerva Urecal | Nurse (uncredited) |
| William Village Center | Mniconjou Chief (uncredited) |
| Dick Wessel | Sgt. Brown (uncredited) |
| Joshua White Shield | Cheyenne Chief (uncredited) |
| Gig Young | Lt. Roberts (uncredited) |
| Francis Zahn | Sans Arc Chief (uncredited) |
| Louis Zamperini | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Victor Zimmerman | Colonel of 5th Michigan (uncredited) |
| Jack Tornek | Trooper (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Wally Kline | Screenplay |
| William Holmes | Editor |
| Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Dolph Thomas | Sound |
| Charles Gorman | Makeup Artist |
| Bill Phillips | Makeup Artist |
| Russell Saunders | Assistant Director |
| B. Reeves Eason | Second Unit Director |
| Æneas MacKenzie | Screenplay |
| Bert Glennon | Cinematography |
| John Hughes | Art Direction |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Ward Hamilton | Makeup Artist |
| Nellie Manley | Hairstylist |
| Claude Archer | Second Assistant Director |
| Arthur Lueker | First Assistant Director |
| Jack Budlong | Stunts |
| John Hoffman | Stunt Double |
| Leo J. McMahon | Stunts |
| Roy Moore | Stunts |
| Gil Perkins | Stunts |
| Buster Wiles | Stunt Double |
| Bill Yrigoyen | Stunts |
| Ned O. Nair | Sound Recordist |
| Jane Bill | Stunt Double |
| Bruce Gailbraith | Stunt Double |
| Howard Hill | Stunts |
| Herbert Holcombe | Stunts |
| Bill Mead | Stunts |
| Jack Williams | Stunts |
| Joe Yrigoyen | Stunts |
| Raoul Walsh | Director |
| Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Yakima Canutt | Stunt Coordinator |
| George Barrows | Stunts |
| Fred Graham | Stunts |
| John Hudkins | Stunts |
| Cliff Lyons | Stunt Double |
| George Murphy | Stunts |
| David Sharpe | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Fellows | Associate Producer |
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 11 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 588 | 646 |
Geronimo1967
6.0
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"
Jun 25, 2022