7th Cavalry (1956)

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  • 7th CAVALRY


    DIRECTED BY JOSEPH H. LEWIS
    PRODUCED BY HARRY JOE BROWN/RANDOLPH SCOTT
    A SCOTT-BROWN PRODUCTION
    PRODUCERS-ACTORS CORPORATION
    COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    Returning to Fort Lincoln, Captain Benson learns of Custer's defeat at the Little Big Horn. At the inquiry as Custer's Officers blame Custer for the defeat, Benson tries to defend him. But Benson was suspiciously absent at the time of the battle and is now despised by the troops. So when an order to retrieve the bodies from the battlefield arrives, Benson volunteers for the dangerous mission of returning back into Indian territory.
    Written by Maurice VanAuken


    Cast
    Randolph Scott ... Capt. Tom Benson
    Barbara Hale ... Martha Kellogg
    Jay C. Flippen ... Sgt. Bates
    Frank Faylen ... Sgt. Kruger
    Jeanette Nolan ... Charlotte Reynolds
    Leo Gordon ... Vogel
    Denver Pyle ... Dixon
    Harry Carey Jr. ... Cpl. Morrison
    Michael Pate ... Capt. Benteen
    Donald Curtis ... Lt. Bob Fitch
    Frank Wilcox ... Maj. Reno
    Pat Hogan ... Young Hawk
    Russell Hicks ... Col. Kellogg
    Peter Ortiz ... Pollock
    and many more...


    Directed
    Joseph H. Lewis


    Writing Credits
    Peter Packer ... (screenplay)
    Glendon Swarthout ... (based on a story by) (as Glendon F. Swarthout)


    Produced
    Harry Joe Brown ... producer
    Randolph Scott ... associate producer


    Music
    Mischa Bakaleinikoff ... (uncredited)


    Cinematography
    Ray Rennahan ... director of photography


    Trivia
    Filmed in Mexico


    Crazy Credits
    Opening credits: Capt. Benson was returning with his future bride,
    to his post commanded by the gallant Indian fighter Colonel Custer, who had prepared the famous 7th for all out war with the Sioux.


    Goofs
    Character error
    After doing some online searching I found that Captain Tom Benson was a fictional character of what could've happened, surprised no one mention that.


    Continuity
    After killing the Indian ,Denver Pyle's trooper holsters his rifle twice .


    At abt. 44m.,Scott knocks an Indian from his horse. As they are rolling on the ground, he (the stuntman) has his hat on securely. In the following action, he is hatless.


    If you keep a close eye on Captain Benson (Randolph Scott) and soldier Vogel (Leo Gordon) during their fight, there's a brief moment when Vogel has a fresh looking face when only a second before and after it was sweat and dust covered.


    Factual errors
    As Corporal Morrison (Harry Carey Jr.) saddles "Dandy", LT Col Custer's second mount, he puts on an English saddle. US Calvary adopted "McClellan" saddles which remained in service through World War II. This was the wrong saddle for the movie.


    When the troops present arms at the flag-raising at the beginning of the film, the soldier closest to the camera has a Remington Rolling-Block rifle, probably standing in for a Springfield Trapdoor carbine, with which the cavalry of 1876 was actually equipped. The Remington, though popular with the armies of many other nations, was never adopted in any form by the US military.


    The flag lowered at the end of the movie has 35 stars in a rectangular 5x7 pattern. The Battle of Little Bighorn took place in 1876, when the US flag actually had 37 stars.


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    Amecameca, Estado de México, Mexico


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    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited once, last by ethanedwards ().

  • 7th Cavalry is a 1956 American Technicolor Western film directed by
    Joseph H. Lewis based on a story, "A Horse for Mrs. Custer," by Glendon Swarthout
    set after the Battle of the Little Big Horn.


    Filmed in Mexico, the picture stars Randolph Scott and Barbara Hale.


    Besides Randolph Scott,
    look out for other Duke 'Pals'
    Jay C. Flippen, Harry Carey Jr.
    Leo Gordon, Denver Pyle, Russell Hicks



    User Review


    It plays a bit fast and loose with history, but it is entertaining.
    26 January 2014 | by planktonrules (Bradenton, Florida)


    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England