Custer's Last Fight

Custer's Last Fight (also known as Custer's Last Raid) is a 1912 American silent short Western film. It is the first film about George Armstrong Custer and his final stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.^[1] 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.

Custer's Last Fight
1925 re-release poster
Directed by	Francis Ford
Written by	Richard V. Spencer
Produced by	Thomas H. Ince
Starring	Francis Ford Grace Cunard
Cinematography	Ray Smallwood
Distributed by	Mutual Film
Release date	October 4, 1912 (1912-10-04) (United States)
Running time	2 reels (approximately 30 minutes)
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The film was re-released in 1925 and 1933.

Cast

• Francis Ford as George Armstrong Custer
• Grace Cunard as Mrs. Custer^[2]
• 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