They Died with Their Boots On 83 years old
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.
Credits
They Died with Their Boots On Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Ridgely He was 32, 58 years old when he died | as 2nd Lt. Davis |
| Anthony Quinn He was 26, 86 years old when he died | as Crazy Horse |
| Regis Toomey He was 43, 93 years old when he died | as Fitzhugh Lee |
| Joe King He was 38, 29 years old when he died | as Chairman of Hearing |
| Errol Flynn He was 32, 50 years old when he died | as George Armstrong Custer |
| Francis Ford He was 60, 72 years old when he died | as Veteran |
| Gig Young He was 27, 64 years old when he died | as Lt. Roberts |
| Ray Teal He was 39, 74 years old when he died | as Barfly |
| William Hopper He was 26, 55 years old when he died | as Lt. Frazier |
| Roy Barcroft He was 39, 67 years old when he died | as Officer |
| Olivia de Havilland She was 25, 104 years old when she died | as Elizabeth Bacon |
| Dick Wessel He was 28, 52 years old when he died | as Sgt. Brown |
| Edmund Mortimer He was 67, 69 years old when he died | as Restaurant Patron |
| Walter Hampden He was 62, 75 years old when he died | as William Sharp |
| Ian MacDonald He was 6, 54 years old when he died | as Soldier |
| Patrick McVey He was 31, 63 years old when he died | as Cpl. Jones |
| Lane Chandler He was 42, 73 years old when he died | as Sentry |
| Gene Lockhart He was 50, 65 years old when he died | as Samuel Bacon, Esq. |
| G. Pat Collins He was 45, 63 years old when he died | as Corporal |
| Wade Crosby He was 36, 70 years old when he died | as Ft. Lincoln Bartender |
| William Forrest He was 39, 86 years old when he died | as Adjutant |
| Addison Richards He was 39, 61 years old when he died | as Adjutant |
| George Murphy He was 39, 89 years old when he died | as Cavalryman |
| Russell Hicks He was 46, 61 years old when he died | as Colonel of 1st Michigan |
| Joseph Crehan He was 58, 82 years old when he died | as President Ulysses S. Grant |
| Selmer Jackson He was 53, 82 years old when he died | as Capt. McCook |
| Virginia Sale She was 42, 93 years old when she died | as Nurse |
| Sydney Greenstreet He was 61, 74 years old when he died | as Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott |
| Clancy Cooper He was 35, 68 years old when he died | as Train Conductor |
| Charley Grapewin He was 71, 86 years old when he died | as California Joe |
| Truman Bradley He was 36, 69 years old when he died | as 7th Michigan officer (uncredited) |
| Stanley Ridges He was 51, 60 years old when he died | as Maj. Romulus Taipe |
| Victor Zimmerman He was 40, 62 years old when he died | as Colonel of 5th Michigan |
| Minerva Urecal She was 47, 71 years old when she died | as Nurse |
| Arthur Kennedy He was 27, 75 years old when he died | as Ned Sharp |
| John Litel He was 48, 79 years old when he died | as Gen. Phil Sheridan |
| Walter Brooke He was 27, 71 years old when he died | as Cadet Rosser |
| Tod Andrews He was 26, 57 years old when he died | as Cadet Brown |
| George Eldredge He was 43, 78 years old when he died | as Capt. Riley |
| Jack Mower He was 51, 74 years old when he died | as Telegraph Operator |
| Harry Strang He was 48, 79 years old when he died | as Orderly |
| Hobart Bosworth He was 74, 76 years old when he died | as Mr. Cartwright |
| George Reed He was 35, 46 years old when he died | as Charles |
| Hank Bell He was 49, 58 years old when he died | as 1st Michigan Officer (uncredited) |
| James Seay He was 27, 78 years old when he died | as Lt. Walsh |
| Eddie Acuff He was 38, 53 years old when he died | as Cpl. Smith |
| Steve Darrell He was 36, 65 years old when he died | as Officer |
| Hattie McDaniel She was 46, 57 years old when she died | as Callie |
| Joe Sawyer He was 35, 75 years old when he died | as Sgt. Doolittle |
| Eddie Parker He was 40, 59 years old when he died | as Sentry |
| Brooks Benedict He was 45, 71 years old when he died | as Well-Wisher |
| Frank Ferguson He was 41, 78 years old when he died | as Grant's Secretary |
| Paul Kruger He was 116, 78 years old when he died | as Officer |
| G.P. Huntley He was 37, 67 years old when he died | as Lt. 'Queen's Own' Butler |
| Eric Mayne He was 76, 81 years old when he died | as Congressman |
| Frank Orth He was 61, 82 years old when he died | as Barfly |
| Frank Wilcox He was 34, 66 years old when he died | as Capt. Webb |
| Carl Harbaugh He was 54, 73 years old when he died | as Sergeant |
| Herbert Heywood He was 28, 51 years old when he died | as Newsman |
| Weldon Heyburn He was 38, 47 years old when he died | as Staff Officer |
| Fred Kelsey He was 57, 77 years old when he died | as Ft. Lincoln Bartender |
| Sam McDaniel He was 55, 76 years old when he died | as Waiter Serving Custer |
| Minor Watson He was 51, 75 years old when he died | as Senator Smith |
| Edward Keane He was 97, 59 years old when he died | as Congressman |
| Renie Riano She was 42, 71 years old when she died | as Nurse |
| Anna Q. Nilsson She was 53, 85 years old when she died | as Mrs. Taipe |
| Irving Bacon He was 48, 71 years old when he died | as Uniform Salesman |
| Walter Baldwin He was 52, 88 years old when he died | as Settler |
| Bob Perry He was 62, 83 years old when he died | as Officer (uncredited) |
| John Hamilton He was 54, 71 years old when he died | as Colonel |
| Spencer Charters He was 66, 67 years old when he died | as Station Master |
| Hugh Sothern He was 60, 65 years old when he died | as Maj. Smith |
| Edna Holland She was 46, 87 years old when she died | as Nurse |
| Frank Mayo He was 55, 77 years old when he died | as Orderly |
| Joe Devlin He was 47, 79 years old when he died | as Joe |
| Virginia Brissac She was 58, 96 years old when she died | as Woman |
| Vera Lewis She was 68, 82 years old when she died | as Head Nurse |
| Aileen Pringle She was 46, 94 years old when she died | as Mrs. Sharp (uncredited) |
| John Hudkins He was 23, 79 years old when he died | as 7th Cavalry Trooper |
| Harry Lewis He was 21, 93 years old when he died | as Youth |
| Tex Cooper | as Trooper (uncredited) |
| Sol Gorss He was 33, 58 years old when he died | as Adjutant |
| Arthur Loft He was 44, 49 years old when he died | as Tillaman |
| Max Hoffman, Jr. He was 38, 42 years old when he died | as Sergeant Reading Telegraph Copy |
| Frank Mills (British actor) He was 12, now 95 years old | as Barfly (uncredited) |
They Died with Their Boots On Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Max Steiner as Original Music Composer. He was 53 (83) years old when He died | Sound |
| Æneas MacKenzie as Screenplay. He was 52 (72) years old when He died | Writing |
| Wally Kline as Screenplay. | Writing |
They Died with Their Boots On (83 years)
A STORY OF UNDYING FAITH!
- Release day: Thursday, November 20, 1941
- Runtime: 140 minutes