They Died with Their Boots On (1941) | |
| Director(s) | Raoul Walsh |
| Producer(s) | Robert Fellows (associate), Hal B. Wallis (executive) |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama, Historical, Romance, War, Western |
| Top Topics | Army, Civil War, Romance (Drama), Wild West |
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They Died with Their Boots On Overview:
They Died with Their Boots On (1941) was a Western - Drama Film directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Robert Fellows.
SYNOPSIS
This stirring biopic of General George Custer has Flynn cutting a dashing figure in the lead. The story follows Flynn from his West Point days and the beginning of his fateful rivalry with Ned Sharp (Kennedy) to his marriage to de Havilland to his posting with the 7th Cavalry in Nebraska. Walsh treats the Sioux (led by Quinn as Crazy Horse) with understanding and Flynn finds the combination of ambition, vanity, and courage that inspired the famous last stand.
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They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
By Beatrice on Jun 17, 2014 From Flickers in TimeThey Died with Their Boots On Directed by Raul Walsh Written by Wally Kline and Aeneas MacKenzie 1941/USA Warner Bros First viewing/Netflix rental Ned Sharp: Yeah? What’s that? George Armstrong Custer: You can take glory with you when it’s your time to go. ?Errol Flynn makes a convinci... Read full article
Dinner and a Movie: They Died With Their Boots On (1941)
By Google profile on Oct 1, 2010 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogAbout MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Who cares if it's not historically accurate? It's Errolivia for Pete's Sake. That's box-office gold. ka-ching! I've been spending some time with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland recent... Read full article
Dinner and a Movie: They Died With Their Boots On (1941)
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogWho cares if it's not historically accurate? It's Errolivia for Pete's Sake. That's box-office gold. ka-ching! I've been spending some time with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland recently, better known to some as Errolivia. It was quite by accident that I started by watching their last film togeth... Read full article
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Quotes from
George Armstrong Custer: Do you think if I were to come strolling past your house around nine o'clock at night you might be just sitting around on the veranda?
Elizabeth Bacon: Life is full of surprises.
George Armstrong Custer: And if I did find you sitting on the porch perhaps you and I could go for a walk together.
Elizabeth Bacon: [laughs] We seem to have been walking together ever since we met.
George Armstrong Custer: Well, I can't imagine, ma'am - if I may say so - any pleasanter journey, ma'am, than walking through life with you beside me, ma'am.
Ned Sharp: Where is the regiment riding?
George Armstrong Custer: To hell, Sharp... or to glory. It depends on one's point of view.
George Armstrong Custer: You may be right about money, Sharp; quite right. But there's one thing to be said for glory.
Ned Sharp: Yeah? What's that?
George Armstrong Custer: You can take glory with you when it's your time to go.
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Facts about
The highest regular Army rank attained by Winfield Scott was actually Major General. Lieutenant General was a brevet (temporary) rank. The First regular Lieutenant General would be Ulysses S. Grant, promoted to the rank in March of 1864. General Scott was also one of three veterans of the War of 1812 still listed in the rolls of the regular Army at the start of the Civil War.
This was the eighth and final film pairing of Errol Flynn with Olivia de Havilland. The last scene they filmed together was Custer's parting with his wife before his final campaign.
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