Custer's Last Fight (1912)

Directed by

Francis Ford

Genre

Western film, silent film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

30 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent short film shows the final battle of General George Armstrong Custer against Native American forces. It recreates the famous last stand at the Little Bighorn River.

historicaldramaticstagedsomberstarkaction-orientedold-fashioned

What happens

Custer's Last Fight (also known as Custer's Last Raid) is a 1912 American short silent Western film. It is the first film about George Armstrong Custer and his final stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Francis Ford, the older brother of director John Ford, directed the two-reel short and also starred in the title role. It was shot principally in "Inceville" at Santa Ynez Canyon in Pacific Palisades, California. The film was re-released in 1925 and 1933. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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