They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

Directed by Raoul Walsh

2h 20m

Western

| War

| Drama

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.

Cast

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

George Armstrong Custer

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Elizabeth Bacon

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Ned Sharp

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

California Joe

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Samuel Bacon, Esq.

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Crazy Horse

Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

Maj. Romulus Taipe

John Litel

John Litel

Gen. Phil Sheridan

Walter Hampden

Walter Hampden

William Sharp

Crew

Raoul Walsh

Raoul Walsh

Director

Wally Kline

Wally Kline

Screenplay

Æneas MacKenzie

Æneas MacKenzie

Screenplay

B. Reeves Eason

B. Reeves Eason

Second Unit Director

Ned O. Nair

Ned O. Nair

Sound Recordist

Ward Hamilton

Ward Hamilton

Makeup Artist

Bill Phillips

Bill Phillips

Makeup Artist

George Barrows

George Barrows

Stunts

Jane Bill

Jane Bill

Stunt Double

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