General Custer at the Little Big Horn

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General Custer at the Little Big Horn
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Film poster
Directed by Harry L. Fraser
Written byCarrie E. Rawles
Produced by Anthony J. Xydias
Starring Roy Stewart
CinematographyL. William O'Connell
Production
company
Sunset Productions
Distributed by Aywon Film Corporation
Arthur Bromberg Attractions
Release date
  • September 16, 1926 (1926-09-16)
Running time
6 reels (5,094 feet)
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

General Custer at the Little Big Horn is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Roy Stewart. [1] [2] It depicts the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

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Preservation status

A print of the film is preserved in the collection of the Library of Congress. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "General Custer at the Little Big Horn at silentera.com". Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: General Custer at the Little Big Horn
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: General Custer at the Little Big Horn
  4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, page 66 c.1978 by The American Film Institute