Mr. Custer Mr. Custer "Mr. Custer" is a march novelty song, sung by Larry Verne, and written by Al De Lory, Fred Darian, and Joseph Van Winkle. It was a song in the United States in 1960, topping the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart for the issue dated October 10, 1960, and remained there for one week. It is a comical song about a soldier's plea to General Custer before the climactic Battle of the Little Bighorn against the Sioux, which he did not want to fight. In 1964, Verne recorded and released a sequel novelty song entitled "Return of Mr. Custer,"
Tirad Pass: The Last Stand of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar cheesy battle scenes, with "amazing rifles which require no reloading whatsoever" and "loud explosions which cause no perceptible damage", and that del Pilar and Aguinaldo's relationship had possibly unintentional homoerotic overtones, with "protracted sequences in which Torre and Sarmenta exchange lingering looks and passionately declare their loyalty to the flag". Tirad Pass: The Last Stand of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar Tirad Pass: The Last Stand of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar is a 1996 Philippine biographical epic film directed by Carlo J. Caparas and starring Romnick Sarmenta as the titular Gregorio del Pilar, the youngest Filipino general during the Philippine–American War,