Captain Phillip Donlin (Lloyd Bridges) and his small troop must rush to reach Little Big Horn in order to warn General Custer of the Sioux attack that awaits him. As they race against time, and Donlin pushes them … See more

• Lloyd Bridges as Capt. Phillip Donlin
• John Ireland as Lt. John Haywood
• Marie Windsor as Celie Donlin See more

It was to be the first of a two-picture deal Charles Marquis Warren had with Republic Pictures. Warren was a leading writer at the time best known for Only the Valiant and he wanted to become a director. The film was called The Black Hills and was to be produced by See more

The film was a box office hit. It launched Warren's career as a director. See more

Writing in The Nation, film critic Manny Farber calls Little Big Horn “a tough-minded, unconventional, persuasive look” at the events surrounding General George Armstrong Custer's defeat at the hands of the Soiux and Cheyenne under Sitting Bull in 1876. See more

It was nominated for an award by the Writers Guild of America in 1952. See more

1. ^ "TMe: Box Office Tops from 1950-1959".
2. ^ "Little Big Horn (1951) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast – AllMovie". … See more