They Died with their Boots On 09/06/25

Whoa!  We saw this endlessly as kids and pretty much set it aside in favor of later revisionist westerns of the 1950s. Raoul Walsh’s pseudobio of George Armstrong Custer is nevertheless a stunning, action-filled epic with humor, romance and a smashing star performance by Errol Flynn. Olivia de Havilland bounces back as the faithful wife, in a production that gives Flynn exactly what he needs to maximize his appeal. The staging of the action is still breathtaking, and the digital restoration makes it look like it was filmed yesterday. Also starring Arthur Kennedy and Anthony Quinn. On Blu-ray from The Warner Archive Collection.
09/06/25