They Died with Their Boots On
“A STORY OF UNDYING FAITH!”
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.
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Cast
122 people
Errol Flynn
George Armstrong Custer
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Captain Blood
Olivia de Havilland
Elizabeth Bacon
Known for
Gone with the Wind
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Arthur Kennedy
Ned Sharp
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Man from Laramie
Charley Grapewin
California Joe
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
The Grapes of Wrath
Gene Lockhart
Samuel Bacon, Esq.
Known for
His Girl Friday
Miracle on 34th Street
Anthony Quinn
Crazy Horse
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Jesus of Nazareth
George Reed
Charles
Stanley Ridges
Maj. Romulus Taipe
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
Black Friday
John Litel
Gen. Phil Sheridan
Known for
The Life of Emile Zola
Pitfall
Walter Hampden
William Sharp
Known for
Sabrina
All About Eve
Sydney Greenstreet
Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott
Known for
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
Regis Toomey
Fitzhugh Lee
Known for
The Big Sleep
His Girl Friday
Raoul Walsh Director · Aeneas MacKenzie Screenplay Wally Kline Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4M · Budget $1.4M · United States release November 20, 1941
Box office
Budget
$1,358,000
Worldwide gross
$4,014,000
Gross vs. budget
3.0×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Sweden · November 20, 1941
Theatrical
United States · November 20, 1941
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
January 1, 1942 · Theatrical
Austria
April 8, 1949 · Theatrical
France
April 23, 1947 · Theatrical
September 22, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
November 14, 1952 · Theatrical
Italy
September 9, 1949 · Theatrical
Japan
June 6, 1953 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 10, 1942 · Theatrical
XC
August 22, 1947 · Theatrical
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