They Died with Their Boots On Page #2

Synopsis: A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. He has little discipline at the academy but is prepared to stand up to the senior cadet, Ned Sharp, who makes his life miserable. While there he catches the eye of the commandant, Col. (later General) Phil Sheridan and also meets his future bride, Elizabeth Bacon. Graduating early due to the Civil War, it is only through a chance meeting with General Winfield Scott that he finally gets assigned to a cavalry regiment. He served with distinction during the war and when he is promoted to Brigadier General in error, he leads his troops in a decisive victory. He has little to do after the war turning down lucrative positions in private industry and it's his wife who arranges with Gen. Scott for him to be appointed a Lt. Colonel and given command of the 7th Cavalry. He is depicted as a friend of the Indians who will fight for
Director(s): Raoul Walsh
Production: WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
APPROVED
Year:
1941
140 min
375 Views


...in the proper way to wear

their uniforms. Extra drill, if necessary.

Yes, sir.

Eyes front, that man.

- I said, eyes front!

- That means you, Marshal Murat.

Well, it's going to take even less time

to get rid of you than I suspected.

Put this maniac under arrest.

- Take him before Colonel Sheridan.

- Yes, sir. Right face!

Forward march!

Mr. Custer...

...you are charged

with a very grave offense.

Didn't you know striking a superior...

...is one of the most serious

of military offenses...

...punishable in some cases with death?

Why did you strike Mr. Sharp?

I'm afraid I can't say.

It was a personal matter.

There are no personal matters

on the parade ground.

Have you anything further to say?

No, sir.

Then I have no alternative

but to dismiss you from the academy.

Dismiss?

I didn't know you could get fired

from the Army for fighting.

Well, you know it now.

- What is your listing, Mr. Custer?

- Listing?

Yes, listing. It's on the form.

- The form you signed in the office.

- What form?

I didn't sign any form. I haven't been

to the adjutant's office.

Do you mean that you haven't

subscribed to the articles of war?

No, sir.

In that case, we certainly can't

fire you from the Army.

You're not in the Army. You've been

lucky. Let this be a lesson to you.

- Take him over to the adjutant.

- Yes, sir.

- I'd like to thank...

- About face!

- I'd just like to...

- Forward march!

Thanks anyway, sir.

You know, Taipe, I'm glad

it turned out this way.

- There's something about that fellow.

- Yeah?

Well, I don't know what it is.

You ask me, he'll make the worst record

of any cadet...

...since Ulysses S. Grant.

At full charge, a 12-pound shell will

burst into approximately 50 fragments.

- Mr. Custer!

- Yes, sir.

You know how many fragments

will a 12-pound shell burst?

Certainly not less than two, sir.

Harold McCord.

Ronald McKenzie.

Francis Dupont.

- Congratulations, Mr. Dupont.

- Thank you, sir.

Edward Sharp.

- Good luck.

- Thank you, sir.

I never thought I'd envy that toad,

graduating ahead of me.

- I'd like to be in his boots today.

- Why?

Why?

Because if Lincoln gets elected there's

gonna be a war. Sharp will be in it.

Bunkum. It's all talk, Custer.

There'll be no war.

No? Well, you wait and see, Rosser.

I tell you, if Lincoln gets elected,

the South will fight.

Battalion...

...ten-hut!

You are to hear an order by a civilian

member of the national government.

Senator Smith.

Gentlemen, because of a present crisis

in the affairs of the nation...

...which menaces armed rebellion...

...and destruction of the union

established by our fathers...

...it has been decreed by Congress

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