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An officer accused of cowardice volunteers to bring back General Custers's body after Little Big Horn.An officer accused of cowardice volunteers to bring back General Custers's body after Little Big Horn.An officer accused of cowardice volunteers to bring back General Custers's body after Little Big Horn.
Bill Clark
- Soldier With Kellogg
- (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
- Knife-Wielding Indian
- (uncredited)
William Leslie
- Lt. Murray
- (uncredited)
Harold Miller
- Officer at Inquiry
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe saddle on Capt. Benson's horse is an early "plantation saddle." Officers, especially on the frontier, would often substitute personal equipment for military equipment based on taste and affordability.
- GoofsAs Corporal Morrison (Harry Carey Jr.) saddles "Dandy", Lt. Col. Custer's second mount, he puts on an English saddle. US Calvary adopted McClellan saddles which remained in service through World War II. This was the wrong saddle for the movie.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Capt. Tom Benson: We'll be able to see the fort from the top of the next rise.
[Tom and Martha ride a little farther]
Capt. Tom Benson: There she is - Fort Lincoln, the base of the finest cavalry regiment in the country - and our home.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits: Capt. Benson was returning with his future bride, to his post commanded by the gallant Indian fighter Colonel Custer, who had prepared the famous 7th for all out war with the Sioux.
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"The lower you drive him, the further down I'll go with him"
Captain Benson (Randolph Scott) returns to the 7th cavalry with his fiancée (Barbara Hale) to find most of his outfit had been wiped out with General Custer at Little Big Horn. The men under Benson's command resent him for being close friends with Custer, who they hold responsible for the death of their fellow soldiers. Benson's superiors, including his fiancée's father, suspect him of cowardly asking for leave because he knew a battle was looming. So Benson volunteers to lead a detail into danger to recover the bodies at Little Big Horn to prove he isn't a coward.
Scott's always good and he's backed up by a fine supporting cast, including Jay C. Flippen, Frank Faylen, Denver Pyle, and Harry Carey, Jr. In most early movies dealing with Custer, he was portrayed as a martyr and American hero. But by this time the reexamination of Custer had begun and we're starting to see a little historical accuracy seep through. This film tries to please both sides by offering plenty of condemnation of Custer as arrogant and reckless but also having the lead character (played by movie hero Randolph Scott) defend him as a man of honor and "a great human being." Custer is still, to this day, a divisive figure and any movie that portrays him in anything less than a villainous light often attracts soapboxers. Judged strictly on its merits as a film, this is a decent western. Not great but certainly watchable and enjoyable enough.
Scott's always good and he's backed up by a fine supporting cast, including Jay C. Flippen, Frank Faylen, Denver Pyle, and Harry Carey, Jr. In most early movies dealing with Custer, he was portrayed as a martyr and American hero. But by this time the reexamination of Custer had begun and we're starting to see a little historical accuracy seep through. This film tries to please both sides by offering plenty of condemnation of Custer as arrogant and reckless but also having the lead character (played by movie hero Randolph Scott) defend him as a man of honor and "a great human being." Custer is still, to this day, a divisive figure and any movie that portrays him in anything less than a villainous light often attracts soapboxers. Judged strictly on its merits as a film, this is a decent western. Not great but certainly watchable and enjoyable enough.
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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