Custer's Last Fight
Custer's Last Fight is a 1912 American short silent [Western film]. It is the first film about George [Armstrong Custer] and his final stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Francis [Ford |Francis Ford], the older brother of director John Ford, directed the two-reel short and also starred in the title role. It was shot principally in "Inceville" at Santa Ynez Canyon in Pacific Palisades, California.
The film was re-released in 1925 and 1933.
Cast
- Francis Ford as George Armstrong Custer
- Grace Cunard as Mrs. Custer
- William [Eagle Shirt] as Sitting Bull
- J. Barney Sherry as James McLaughlin
- Art Acord as a Trooper
- Ann Little
- Lillian Christy
- Charles K. French
- Snowball as a horse