7th Cavalry

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.

Throughout the movie, Custer is repeatedly referred to as General whereas at the time of his death he was a Lieutenant Colonel.

He held the ranks of Brigadier General and Major General only temporarily towards the end of the Civil War 11 years earlier.

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

This movie feels like a less interesting remake of "Only the Valiant" and Benson does the same thing as Gregory Peck's Lance when he's failed in a situation that wasn't his fault. The movie also presents the Lakota and Cheyenne as savages, glossing over the fact that while their treatment of the cavalry's bodies was brutal they also had it coming, and Benson facetiously disrespect the Lakota religion in one scene.

When a character states: These Indians out there they think they own the country.You just applaud the total lack of self awareness of the producers in an era where the western genre was being increasingly revised.

If a viewer were to sit down and watch this one as I just did, the best comparison to another film is to compare it with it's mirror image- Valkyrie starring Tom Cruise. That is because Cruise is a big star in this era much like Randolph Scott was in the era this was made.

Capt. Tom Benson played by Randolph Scott had fallen under disfavor with his superior officer and future father in law Col.

Should have watched the entire movie but after the first few minutes of COMPLETE NOT EVEN REMOTE INNACCURACY I gave up. Why?

"7th Cavalry" picks up just after General Custer and his command is wiped out at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Captain Benson (Randolph Scott) was away on personal leave, so he somehow missed out on the massacre.

I like Randolph Scott, he is one of my favorites when it comes to Westerns but, sadly, in 7TH CAVALRY he is hardly distinguishable from the rest. The film opens with Cap.

You know, if you think about it, digging up and retrieving the bodies of dead soldiers would be a pretty grisly task, wouldn't it? But the bigger question I'd have here is 'who would have buried all those dead soldiers to begin with'?

Since most of the screen plays are developed in hollywood, writers try to adapt them to either set lots or nearby filming locations ... this causes great disbelief after filming due to background scenery, altitude and missing features ...