george armstrong custer known history inept general led rgiment death battle little big horn they died boots on paints different picture general custer movie portrayed flamboyant soldier whose mistakes misdeeds mostly ue love adventurebr br errol flynn plays george armstrong custer first meet confident recruit west point custer quickily distinguishes cadets beeing poor student always seems trouble somehow never appears bother custer seems confuse genuinely know gets predicaments spite poor standing eventualy graduates becomes officer united states army error custer receives promotion rank corrected leads union regiment battle confederates campaign successful custer becomes unlikely national hero custer returns hometown marries sweetheart libby played olivia de havilland libby supportive understanding wife steadfastly stays side follows frontier assumes leadership seventh regiment cavalry custer becomes man honor strives keep peace native americans prove intentions enters treaty crazy horse leader sioux  treaty jeopardized conspiracy spread false rumor gold found black hills custer sacrifices life well lives men command prevent slaughter thousands innocent settlersbr br errol flynn dominates scene appears successfully portrays custer flamboyant arrogant romantic funny depending mood scene olivia de havillands depiction libby bacon custer love life lets us see tender gentle side chemistry dehavilland flynn acted together several movies smooth almost makes viewer feel like playing parts custer wife actors portrayals characters truly enhance performances flynn de havilland anthony quinn crazy horse sidney greenstreet general winfield scott  arthur kennedy edward sharp among actors whose roles made movie entertainingbr br the reviewer would rate  star movie historically accurate entertaining movie little bit everything adventure comedy romance appeals large variety audiences casting characters excellent actors give believable performances makes forget largely based fiction instead fact reviewer especially likes native americans shown bad guys showed wanting protect sacred landbr br 