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Originally posted by arthurarnell@Nov 6 2005, 11:14 AM
Hi Senta
Dan Ford's book s very good.

If you really get into the subject three I can recommend are:

Searching for John Ford by Joseph McBride

About John Ford by his good friend the British director Lindsey Anderson & John Ford by Tay Gallagher.

There are also The Western Films of John Ford and the Non Western Films of John Ford by J.H.Place.
Regards
Arthur

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Hi Arthur,
Thank you for the advise. I'm really enjoing Dan Ford's book.
Can't promise you taht I shall read all at once. I'm new at the subject and I had to get and read so many books (not only about Ford, about Duke too)
But I feel myself wonderful about that, to say truth.
Regards,
Senta

Hi Carl,
It was interesting to read about all that documental research. I didn't know about that.
I too like The Grapes of Wrath. And Ford is my favorite director now. I'm reading a book about him now, written by his grandson.
Regards,
Senta

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Originally posted by The Ringo Kid@Nov 4 2005, 10:22 PM
I don't think anyone knows Custer's real reason for attacking the Sioux camp by himself. It's all merely people's opinions why he did it.

One of the first things Custer did was to leave his wagon trains behind as well as his cannons and Gatlin guns. Custer was of the mind that he needed to be able to move very fast and not to have things to slow him down. Also, IMO, I think Custer wanted more glory for himself whinch in turn caused him not to make very good decisions and also causing him to lose all the troopers under his direct command. At this point of course, he had split his command into three colums.

Col 1 under his command.
Col 2 under the command of Major Reno.
Col 3 under the command of Captain Benteen.

Major Reno and Captain Benteens comands quickly came under attack by enough Indian Warriors to give them a brutal beating and almost a total defeat. Custer was the Indians main "prize." Custer soon came under attack and was surrounded. It took approximately 30 to 45 minutes for Custer's command to be wiped out to the last man. Reno & Beenteen each lost about half their commands but managed to breakout and escape.

If I had been Custer, I never would have left my wagon trains behind as well as I would have had my artillery and Gatlin guns with me. The indians hated cannon as well as the gatlin guns. Chances are, if Custer had had even just the gatlin guns with him, the Indians would have lost many more men than they would have been willing to lose and they most likely would have withdrawn.

Also, I would not have split up my command and I would not have put myself in the situation of being too far from General Terry's columns.

The film got it wrong about Terry's infantry being slaughtered as they were not very close to the Little Big Horn. Custer was close to the main Indian village and wanted to be the first to attack and IMO that was why he did not wait for General Terry to arrive. Also, I don't think Custer wanted to have someone in overall command of these combined Infantry and Cavalry forces.

By all means, Custer was not a coward but, I think his pride overloaded his braines when his braines were needed the most.

Hope this helps you Senta.

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Oh, Carl, Thanks. It is a lot of information that I didn't know before. I always was interested how it all happens in real life not in the movie. And it is also a lot of questions about the leaders decisions. I had one book about Custer, it contains letters between Custer and his wife Libby.
Regards,
Senta

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Originally posted by arthurarnell@Nov 3 2005, 09:48 PM

I think that any one of them would prove to be an enjoyable evening.

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Arthur

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Hi Arthur,
I think that enjoyable evening you can also spend with some other Flynn films. I personally love the Uncertain Glory, all his westerns is worth seeing in spite of that he himself thought that it is miscasting. And some of his last works are highly appreciated by critics, I saw only The sun also rises.
And I like his writings too. I mean Beam Ends and Showdown, because My wicked wicked ways was written with the help of Conrad.
Regards,
Senta

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Originally posted by ethanedwards@Nov 3 2005, 12:04 PM
Hi Vera,
It is generally believed, that FORT APACHE,
was John Fords, own version of Custers last stand.
As such, there is no historical connection,

Best Wishes,
Keith

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Hi Keith,
So he blamed Custer for his decision?
Regards,
Vera

After this film I became very interested in Custor story and about his last stand. It was a suisida action. Why he did it this way. Is he somehow related with the hero of Fort Apache?
Regards,
Senta

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Originally posted by William T Brooks@Nov 2 2005, 01:26 AM
Do any of you know where to get "They Died With their Boot on" and the "Flynn's Robin Hood" on D.V.D. ?

Chilibill

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Hi Bill,
"They Died With their Boots on" is a part of Flynn Signature collection, but it is also available without it. "The Adventures of Robin Hood" was realised earlier, it is two-disk edition with many great features, among them the Flynn film about travelling abroad of Zaca - his vessel.
Regards,
Vera