They Died with Their Boots On

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They Died with Their Boots On (1-Jan-1942)

Writers: Wally Kline; Aeneas MacKenzie

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Olivia de Havilland Actor 1-Jul-1916 Gone With the Wind

Errol Flynn Actor 20-Jun-1909 14-Oct-1959 Robin Hood

Sydney Greenstreet Actor 27-Dec-1879 18-Jan-1954 Kaspar Gutman in The Maltese Falcon

Walter Hampden Actor 30-Jun-1879 11-Jun-1955 Prominent American theater actor

Arthur Kennedy Actor 17-Feb-1914 5-Jan-1990 The Man from Laramie

John Litel Actor 30-Dec-1892 3-Feb-1972 Two Dollar Bettor

Gene Lockhart Actor 18-Jul-1891 31-Mar-1957 Algiers

Hattie McDaniel Actor 10-Jun-1893 26-Oct-1952 Mammy in Gone with the Wind

Anthony Quinn Actor 21-Apr-1915 3-Jun-2001 Zorba the Greek

Stanley Ridges Actor 17-Jul-1890 22-Apr-1951 Black Friday

Joe Sawyer Actor 29-Aug-1906 21-Apr-1982 Character actor 1930s to 1950s

Regis Toomey Actor 13-Aug-1898 12-Oct-1991 Burke's Law

REVIEWS

Review by John Levin (posted on 23-Sep-2007)

While not the most factual version of the Custer story, Errol Flynn was ideal for the role aside from his Aussie twang. This was the first of eight Flynn-Raoul Walsh collaborations and one of the best. There are two major set-pieces: one with Arthur Kennedy as a gunrunner for the Indians and the other when he says goodbye to his wife played by Olivia Dehavilland.In retrospect, their last scene together is especially poignant since it would be the last of their eight pairings on film. A rousing effort and unforgettable in its own way.

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