They Died With Their Boots On (1942)

[Scott]

THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON (1942) - Good film about General Custer starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. The film isn't acurate, but still well done. I remember seeing this one when I was under 10, but couldn't appreciate some of the middle parts at that age. The scene with Custer surrounded by the Indians was very memorable even at that age.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Also with Arthur Kennedy, Anthony Quinn, and Sidney Greenstreet. I agree with everything Scott said. Still, this has always been my favorite version of the story. The final battle scene is particularly memorable. With his men falling one by one to the Sioux Indians, until Errol Flynn as Custer is the last one standing there. Until, he, too, is killed. Not the way it happened, but, the way it should have happened. A great film.

[Scott]

Yep, Anthony Quinn played Crazy Horse.

[Deej]

Another good Flynn pick Scott, Another good, totally inaccurate, off the wall Flynn Western is Santa Fe Trail, Flynn plays J.E.B. Stuart, and Ronald Reagan is Custer. Together they go after evil abolitionist John Brown(Raymond Massey).

Also might want to check out two other Flynn westerns. Dodge City(1939) Flynn cleans up the title city with the help of Alan Hale and Guinn Williams. And  San Antonio(1945?) Flynn also cleans up this town! Great battle in the music hall, watch for the scene where a guy get's knifed in the back, then waits a full 4 seconds before he even flinches! Finest Kind!

[mr. henry]

kinda going off topic here, but in SECONDHAND LIONS with duvall and caine and the kid from the sixth sense, at the end they use that quote "they died with their boots on." just saw it yesterday, so thought i'd post it.

secondhand lions is a good pg flick and this is coming from someone who saw kill bill three times.

[Jim H]

One thing I think is interesting..  I think if Kill Bill's swordfights had been the same length as Secondhand Lions', the latter's would be better.  It's hard to compare them because of how much longer Kill Bill's primary sword fight is, but I was VERY impressed with the swordfighting in SL.  Them coming out of no where probably helped.

[Scott]

Deej I can buy a copy of SANTA FE TRAIL on a double feature with another Western for $4.99, but I'm not sure about the quality and I didn't want to buy a movie that had Ronald Reagan in it because I've see parts of a acouple of his films and he was quite still, but I'll try to get SANTA FE TRAIL.

By the way Reagan was a good President, but didn't seem to be a very good actor. I could be wrong about the acting. What is his best film? Not BEDTIME FOR BONZO was it?

[Deej]

Scott wrote:

>
> By the way Reagan was a good President, but didn't seem to be a
> very good actor. I could be wrong about the acting. What is his
> best film? Not BEDTIME FOR BONZO was it?
>

I think he was a fair actor, as for my opinion of him politically....he was a fair actor. He was called the Errol Flynn of the B's. He made a couple of flicks with Flynn. His part in SantaFe Trail isn't too big, but he did a good job. His role in the other Errol Flynn movie, Desperate Journey(1942) is awesome! He and Flynn and Alan Hale play allied airmen downed over German territory, and the film deals with their attempt to disrupt Hitler's war-machine and get back home. Reagan plays a wise-ass co-pilot, and actually steals some scenes! The scene in which he is being questioned by Nazi Raymond Massey is hysterical! Check it out.

He did a lot of low budget actioners with Warner's and played Brass Bancroft of the Secret Service in a few programmers...not bad,well bad, but in a good way. As for westerns, he did a pretty good job in the remake of Law and Order, playing a Wyatt Earp-style marshal...wooden, but passible. I don't think he was as bad an actor as he was made out to be. There were certainly worse in that era.

 OH YEAH!! Check out his role as a crime boss in the 60's version of The Killers, opposite Lee Marvin...I thought he kinda kicked ass in that one, I think it was his last film...not sure.

[Scott]

Deej wrote:

>I think he was a fair actor, as for my opinion of him politically....he was a fair actor.

Good one ; )

Oppps I meant to say that the films that I've seen Reagan in he was "stiff" not "still".

[BoyScoutKevin]

In response to Deej's question, yes, "The Killers" was Reagan's last film. Probably not as good as the original with Burt Lancaster, but, you do get to see Reagan in one of his rare villain roles, and he does a nice job of pretending to slap Angie Dickinson around. Enjoy!