Summary
As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 56Audiences 56GoodWatch 56
Tomatometer56%
IMDb6.2
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.8/5
Audience score49%
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for westerns
typical 107110Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128Released
1940
December 20, 1940
86 years ago
Genre
WesternLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-Provoking
and 61 more79 people
- Errol FlynnJeb Stuart
- Olivia de HavillandKit Carson Holliday
- Raymond MasseyJohn Brown
- Ronald ReaganGeorge Custer
- Alan HaleTex Bell
- William LundiganBob Holliday
- Van HeflinRader
- Gene ReynoldsJason Brown
Henry O'NeillCyrus Brody
Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsWindy Brody
Alan BaxterOliver Brown
John LitelMartin
Moroni OlsenRobert E. Lee
David BrucePhil Sheridan
Hobart CavanaughBarber Doyle
Charles D. BrownMajor Sumner
Joe SawyerKitzmiller
Frank WilcoxJames Longstreet
Ward BondTownley
Russell SimpsonShubel Morgan
Charles MiddletonGentry
Erville AldersonJefferson Davis
Spencer ChartersConductor
Susan PetersCharlotte
Directing · 1
- Michael Curtiz Director
Writing · 1
- Robert Buckner Screenplay
Production · 3
- Hal B. Wallis Executive Producer
- Jack L. Warner Producer
- Robert Fellows Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Sol Polito Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- George Amy Editor
Sound · 4
- Max Steiner Original Music Composer
- Leo F. Forbstein Music Director
- Hugo Friedhofer Orchestrator
- Robert B. Lee Sound
Art · 1
- John Hughes Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Milo Anderson Costume Design
- Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Byron Haskin Special Effects
- Hans F. Koenekamp Special Effects
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