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They Died with Their Boots On

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.

1941 |2h 20m |  Western, War, Drama, Romance

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Errol Flynn

George Armstrong Custer

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Olivia de Havilland

Elizabeth Bacon

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Arthur Kennedy

Ned Sharp

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Charley Grapewin

California Joe

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Gene Lockhart

Samuel Bacon, Esq.

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Anthony Quinn

Crazy Horse

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Stanley Ridges

Maj. Romulus Taipe

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John Litel

Gen. Phil Sheridan

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Walter Hampden

William Sharp

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Sydney Greenstreet

Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott

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Regis Toomey

Fitzhugh Lee

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Hattie McDaniel

Callie

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G.P. Huntley

Lt. 'Queen's Own' Butler

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Frank Wilcox

Capt. Webb

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Joe Sawyer

Sgt. Doolittle

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Minor Watson

Senator Smith

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Eddie Acuff

Cpl. Smith (uncredited)

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Tod Andrews

Cadet Brown (uncredited)

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Irving Bacon

Uniform Salesman (uncredited)

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Walter Baldwin

Settler (uncredited)

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Roy Barcroft

Officer (uncredited)

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Hank Bell

1st Michigan Officer (uncredited)

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Brooks Benedict

Well-Wisher (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Military Officer (uncredited)

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Hobart Bosworth

Mr. Cartwright (uncredited)

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Rudy Bowman

Trooper (uncredited)

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Truman Bradley

7th Michigan officer (uncredited)

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Virginia Brissac

Woman (uncredited)

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Walter Brooke

Cadet Rosser (uncredited)

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Lane Chandler

Sentry (uncredited)

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Spencer Charters

Station Master (uncredited)

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G. Pat Collins

Corporal (uncredited)

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Clancy Cooper

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Tex Cooper

Trooper (uncredited)

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Joseph Crehan

President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

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Wade Crosby

Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)

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Steve Darrell

Officer (uncredited)

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George Eldredge

Capt. Riley (uncredited)

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Martin Faust

Officer (uncredited)

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Frank Ferguson

Grant's Secretary (uncredited)

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Francis Ford

Veteran (uncredited)

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William Forrest

Adjutant (uncredited)

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Jesse Graves

Black Servant (uncredited)

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John Hamilton

Colonel (uncredited)

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Carl Harbaugh

Sergeant (uncredited)

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Weldon Heyburn

Staff Officer (uncredited)

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Herbert Heywood

Newsman (uncredited)

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Russell Hicks

Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)

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Max Hoffman Jr.

Sergeant Reading Telegraph Copy (uncredited)

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Edna Holland

Nurse (uncredited)

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William Hopper

Lt. Frazier (uncredited)

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John Hudkins

7th Cavalry Trooper (uncredited)

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Selmer Jackson

Capt. McCook (uncredited)

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Edward Keane

Congressman (uncredited)

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Fred Kelsey

Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)

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Joe King

Chairman of Hearing (uncredited)

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Paul Kruger

Officer (uncredited)

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Harry Lewis

Youth (uncredited)

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Vera Lewis

Head Nurse (uncredited)

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Arthur Loft

Tillaman (uncredited)

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Ian MacDonald

Soldier (uncredited)

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Eric Mayne

Congressman (uncredited)

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Frank Mayo

Orderly (uncredited)

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Sam McDaniel

Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited)

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Patrick McVey

Cpl. Jones (uncredited)

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Robert Milasch

Townsman (uncredited)

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Frank Mills

Barfly (uncredited)

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Jack Mower

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

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George Murphy

Cavalryman (uncredited)

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Richard Neill

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Anna Q. Nilsson

Mrs. Taipe (uncredited)

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Frank Orth

Barfly (uncredited)

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Eddie Parker

Sentry (uncredited)

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Aileen Pringle

Mrs. Sharp (uncredited)

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George H. Reed

Charles (uncredited)

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Renie Riano

Nurse (uncredited)

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Addison Richards

Adjutant (uncredited)

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John Ridgely

2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)

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Virginia Sale

Nurse (uncredited)

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James Seay

Lt. Walsh (uncredited)

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Hugh Sothern

Maj. Smith (uncredited)

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Harry Strang

Orderly (uncredited)

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Ray Teal

Barfly (uncredited)

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Jim Thorpe

Indian (uncredited)

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Minerva Urecal

Nurse (uncredited)

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Dick Wessel

Sgt. Brown (uncredited)

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Gig Young

Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English, Italian

Budget

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