whether one view him a a gallant cavalier of the plain or a glory hunt egomaniac and debate about the life and military career of george armstrong custer continue down to the present day . they die with their boot on present certain fact of the custer story and have take liberty with others . he do in fact graduate at the bottom of his class at west point and get this overnight promotion on the battlefield to brigadier general . his record lead the michigan regiment under his command be one of brilliance . it be also true that his marriage to libby bacon be one of the great love match of the 19th century . libby and george be marry for 12 year until the little big horn . what not know to today audience be that libby survive until 1933. during that time she be the custodian of the custer legend . by dint of her own iron will and force of personality her late husband become a hero because she would not allow him to be remember in any other way . i think raoul walsh and warner brother miss a good opportunity to have the custer career tell in flashback . olivia dehavilland should have be make up the way jeanette macdonald be in maytime and and be tell the story of her husband and her marriage from the point of view of nostalgia and remembrance . even then the crack in the custer legend be appear and but if do from libby point of view and they could be understood and forgiven . sydney greenstreet give a fine performance a general winfield scott . the only problem be that scott have nothing whatsoever to do with custer and he be retire and replace by george b. mcclellan in late 1861 while custer be still at west point . i be not sure they ever meet . but greenstreet do a good characterization of the ponderous and powerful winfield scott . a nice mexican war story should have be what they give greenstreet instead for his very accurate portrayal of old fuss and feather . the film though be carry by one of the great romantic team of cinema and errol flynn and olivia dehavilland . this be the last of eight film they do together . the last scene they ever do for the camera be libby farewell to george a he leave to join his regiment for what will prove to be his last campaign . both their performance and olivia especially and be a high point in their career at warner brother . we know through history that custer be rid to his doom and that and the fact that this be their last screen team give this scene such a special poignancy . if your eye do not moisten you be make of marble . a history they die with their boot on leaf a lot to be desire . a western adventure that successfully mix romance with the action and you can not beat this film at all .