They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · 140 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 7,151 VOTES · DIR. Raoul Walsh
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,760 lines
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00:01:12 We're new cadets, sir.
00:05:10 Murat, the king of cavalrymen.
00:09:36 Yes, listing. It's on the form.
00:15:13 But I couldn't make the War Department see.
00:19:44 I'm due at the office. If I keep Sheridan waiting...
00:24:24 I'm sick of hanging around to see the adjutant general.
00:29:00 Very well, sir.
00:34:59 Thank you, Lieutenant Custer.
00:40:40 Now, what's he doing? He's pulling on something with his left hand.
00:45:40 So I'm a fat little pipsqueak, am I?
00:51:05 I've been instructed to inform you you've been promoted to Brigadier General.
00:55:43 It's a mistake.
01:02:19 Well, splendid. Splendid.
01:07:11 You're excited, general. Now...
01:12:13 In the Dakota Territory, I think. Wait. I'll get the map. Sit down. Sit down.
01:17:32 I think you're right, Joe.
01:22:44 None whatsoever.
01:29:44 They will give up their hunting grounds where the buffalo graze.
01:34:29 - What? - Yes. I've got a surprise for you.
01:39:37 - Have a Chicago or Washington paper? - Chicago Record Herald, just out.
01:44:09 You don't owe anybody that.
01:50:10 A two-bit job...
01:58:24 Let him call Sioux chiefs to war council.
02:04:00 Where is the regiment riding?
Cast & Characters
Errol Flynn
George Armstrong Custer
Olivia de Havilland
Elizabeth Bacon
Arthur Kennedy
Ned Sharp
Charley Grapewin
California Joe
Gene Lockhart
Samuel Bacon, Esq.
Anthony Quinn
Crazy Horse
Stanley Ridges
Maj. Romulus Taipe
John Litel
Gen. Phil Sheridan
Walter Hampden
William Sharp
Sydney Greenstreet
Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,760
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:01:12
Final line02:04:00
Production Record
DirectorRaoul Walsh
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes7,151