Little Big Horn

Two cavalry officers (Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland) lead a patrol to warn Gen. Custer about an ambush.

Cast

Lloyd Bridges

as Capt. Phillip Donlin

John Ireland

as Lt. John Haywood

Marie Windsor

as Celie Donlin

Reed Hadley

as Sgt. Maj. Peter Grierson

Jim Davis

as Cpl. Doan Moylan

Wally Cassell

as Pvt. Danny Zecca

Hugh O'Brian

as Pvt. Al DeWalt

King Donovan

as Pvt. James Corbo

Richard Emory

as Pvt. Mitch Shovels

John Pickard

as Sgt. Vet McCloud

Reviews

John Chard

The Army works on the principle that it's better to sacrifice a few to many. It's hard to be one of those "few." Little Big Horn (AKA: The Fighting Seventh) is directed by Charles Marquis Warren who also adapts the screenplay from a story by Harold Shumate. It stars Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland, M...

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