Custer's Last Stand (serial)
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| Directed by | Elmer Clifton |
| Produced by | Louis Weiss |
| Screenplay by |
George Arthur Durlam Eddie Granemann William Lively |
| Story by | George Arthur Durlam Eddie Granemann William Lively |
| Starring |
Rex Lease Lona Andre William Farnum Ruth Mix Jack Mulhall |
| Music by | Hal Chasnoff |
| Cinematography | Bert Longenecker |
| Edited by |
George M. Merrick Holbrook N. Todd |
| Distributed by | Stage & Screen Productions |
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Release date
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January 2, 1936 April 3, 1936 (film) |
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Running time
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15 chapters (328 min) 84 min (film) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Custer's Last Stand is a 1936 American film serial based on the historical Custer's Last Stand at the Little Bighorn River. It was produced by the Poverty Row studio Stage & Screen Productions, which went bust shortly afterwards as a victim of the Great Depression. This serial stars many famous and popular B-Western actors as well as silent serial star Helen Gibson.
In April of the same year, the serial was edited into an 84-minute feature film, which was released under the same name.
The serial follows multiple plot threads, centering on a Medicine Arrow taken in battle and a secret gold mine, in the lead up to the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Commenting on the plot, Cline notes that this serial contains several historical characters in a purely fictitious setting. "The story rambled through a series of loosely connected plots and sub plots" leading to Little Big Horn.
Custer's Last Stand was well received by action fans, regardless of its historical inaccuracies.
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