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Next time you get tough
with someone,

be sure
you're wearing a gun.

Woodson.

I don't know you.

Herb Woodson.

You.

You're the one they tell me
has been following me.

Everywhere I've gone.

But why? Why?

I've never even laid eyes
on you before, mister.

Yet you've been hounding me
for eight long years.

Woodson,
you killed Helen Alderton.

You and Morrison and Bly.

No, no. I'll tell you.

Wait, wait, I'll tell you.

You've got a gun
in your hand.

Let me go. Let me go.

Morrison and Bly,
where are they?

Out...

Come on, tell me.

Joined the--

Joined the cavalry.

[ crowd indistinctly
chattering ]

I saw it, I saw it.
He shot first.

You're new here,
ain't you?

We don't need your kind
in this town, mister.

You better keep on moving.CROWD: Yeah.

He died too easy.

[ train whistles ]

[ bell ringing ]

[ indistinct chattering ]

Ha-ha-ha, looks like the Army
beat you to it, lady.

But, uh, can't say I wouldn't
give it up for a price.

Say for a little kiss.

The lady would just as soon
not eat, O'Hara. Ha-ha-ha.

Oh.

Not so fast, sergeant.

You're trying to pick a fight
with me?

You're drunk, soldier.

Just a minute, you.

I just came in
for a cup of coffee.

I'm not looking for trouble.
So forget it.

You wanted to fight.
Well, stand still and fight.

All right, sergeant.

Ha, ha. Well, if that's all
you've got.

All right,
now you've got me to lick.

I've got no fight with you.Oh, yes, you do.

Where is he?
I'll break his neck.

All right, all aboard.

This sandwich will make up
for the lunch you missed.

Oh, but you missed
your lunch too.

Oh, I've got two,
one for each of us.

Thank you.
My name is John Vickers.

I'm Molly Quade.

You on your way
to Bismarck?

Well,
my dad's at Fort Lincoln.

Oh,
is he an officer there?

No, he owns a store.
He's a settler.

Oh. So then
I'll be seeing you.

I'm on my way to enlist
in their cavalry.

The Seventh Cavalry.

The Seventh Cavalry?
But you'll be a private and--

And I just licked a sergeant
from the Seventh.

CONDUCTOR:
All aboard.

[ bell ringing ]

[ bell ringing
and indistinct chattering ]

Hello, daughter.

Dad.

I can't believe it.

Well, it's been eight years.
I was only 12.

What happened
to the freckles?

I still have a few.

You know, we've been
separated much too long.

I can stay this time.

This time you can stay
for keeps.

That's wonderful.

Unless you maybe marry

one of Custer's
young officers.

Oh, I'm not planning that.

Oh, there was someone
I wanted you to meet.

Well, he must be gone now.

We'll see him later
at the fort.

Him? A man already, huh?

He did me a very good turn.

Say, are you going out
to the fort?

What business is that
of yours?

Oh, the sergeant.

Since I'm going
to the fort to enlist,

I thought I might ask
for a lift.

You, enlist?

In the Seventh Cavalry?Why not?

I'm told that Army life
is the making of a man.

Ah, I sure hope
I get you in my company.

Well, do I get the ride?

You bet you get a ride.
Get aboard.

A couple of days when I sweat
the booze out of my hide

I'm gonna look you up.
Ha-ha-ha.

[ bugler trumpeting ]

MAN:
Whoa.

Where do I enlist?Right in there.

Thanks.

Who do I see about enlisting?Me.

And Major Comstock.

Major Comstock,
this man wants to enlist.

Very well.

Don't I know you?
You're an ex-serviceman.

Yes, sir, 32nd Missouri.Of course.

Your outfit did rather
a good job at Yellow Tavern.

Let's see. You commanded
Company G at that time?

Yes, sir.

You know of course
that General Custer

is commanding this regiment?Yes, sir.

And you're aware that the
Seventh is a crack regiment?

You know what makes
a crack regiment in peacetime?

Yes, sir. Drill.Drill and discipline.

I don't mind drill
or discipline.

Enlist this man,
corporal.

This is a very interesting
service record.

Captain Gregson
is in command of M Company.

You know him?
No.

Good man, he's fair.
I'll show this to him.

There's no need of that.
Huh?

I'm not after a promotion.

You didn't, by any chance,
have some trouble

on the outside, did you?

No, the law's
not looking for me.

Good.
See the supply sergeant.

Corporal Stockbridge
will show you where you bunk.

Right.

Well, well, my bucko.

Now, ain't that just dandy,
we meet again.

I'm gonna have to take
mighty good care of you.

Let's see, let's go down
this way a little ways

and see
if we can get you a bed.

So you can do
a little bunk fatigue.

Here's one right here.

I remember this bunk
very well.

It used to belong
to a Private Red Eagan.

Him who had
the seven-year itch.

He scratched himself
to death.

Ha-ha-ha. The corporal's
a great one for jokes.

Speaking of jokes, Irish,

when was you last
on kitchen police?

Oh, yesterday. And the day
before, latrine duty.

Is that so?Oh, yes, I remember.

Mighty fine job you did
on them latrines.

I think I'll recommend you for
the duty again in a day or so.

Now, you do a lovely thing
like that, corporal,

and some dark night,
we'll meet again--

Is that a threat, Irish?A threat, corporal?

A threat to a superior?

Me who has been a soldier
for four different armies?

Ah.

Peter Potts.
Mate of Her Majesty's rifles.

Also Garibaldi's
carabineers.

Ah, you've been around.

Also a short hitch
with Price's robbers.

A Confederate?

Uh, a bit of an error
in judgment.

I thought the South
would win.

But I switched to the Yanks
in '64.

Just in time. As usual.

Shake hands
with Private Fiore.

Howdy.JOHN: Hi.

Always gay, always happy,
always with a smile.

You're gonna have a rough time
in this company.

Well, well, Private Vickers,
in a nice new uniform.

I got a special detail
for you.

Not latrine duty, sarge.

I'll get around to you
later.

Come on, Vickers,
follow me.

On the double.

Oh, no, Vickers,
that way would be too easy.

I don't win any fights
when I'm drunk,

but I don't lose any
when I'm sober.

There's a better way
to handle your kind.

Corporal Parker showed me
your service record.

You're a gentleman.

Gentlemen can only stand
so much.

Whatever's your reason
for joining this outfit,

you ain't gonna be
happy here.

And it'll get no better fast.
I'll see to that.

All right, you're not running
for congress. The orders?

No, you ain't
gonna like it a bit.

And I say
you can't take it.

This place is a mess.

Somebody's gonna catch it
tomorrow.

In the meantime,
clean it up.

And when I finish that?

Hit your bunk.

Oh, don't clean
all the stalls,

just those belonging
to Company M.

There's only 72 of them.

It shouldn't take you
more than--

Oh, two, three hours.

[ man whistling ]

A little late for that,
ain't it?

Sergeant O'Hara
is breaking me in right.

I'm a recruit.That O'Hara is mean as a pony.

He's got it in for you, huh?Ah, I can take it.

I guess you've been
in the service quite a spell.

Since '49. Four more years
and they put me out to grass.

Heh. No, I mean
in the Seventh Cavalry.

Since they organized her
in '66 at Fort Riley.

Did you ever hear
of a soldier named Bly?

Bly? Bly...

What'd he look like?

JOHN:
Oh, big man, about 45.

Quick with a six-gun,
handy with cards.

Son, that's half the men
in the Seventh.

He had a friend
named Morrison.

Morrison's the top kick
in L Company.

Old?-timer like myself.

Older than me
for that matter.

Commander of the first
with the Mexicans.

No.

No, the men I'm looking for
enlisted in the last--

Oh, six, seven years.

Enlisted in the Seventh,
you say?

Well, in the cavalry,
that's all I know.

They could be anywhere.

Fort Riley,
Jefferson Barracks,

Leavenworth.

Maybe even Fort Laramie.

Bly and Morrison, huh?

They could have enlisted
under other names.

They probably did.

It strikes me
you've got some reason

for carrying a pretty big
grudge against these lads.

I have.

They killed someone
very close to me.

I've been hunting them
for a long time.

I'll find them.
I'll find them someday.

I've got to.

[ officer indistinctly
shouting order ]

[ indistinct chattering ]

What can I do for you,
soldier?What's the rule on credit?

Well, you get up to
$6 a month for privates.

You're a recruit?Yes, I enlisted yesterday.

And you caught KP already,
huh?

Stable duty last night.

I see they're
breaking you in right.

What company are you with?
M.

M? That's Sergeant O'Hara's
company, isn't it?

He's the one who's breaking
me in right, as you put it.

Well, I'll put your name
in the book.

John Vickers.Vickers.

Uh-huh. Company M.

Oh, hello there.

Hello. Guess whose company
I finally wound up in?

Oh, no. Not--

Yeah, Sergeant O'Hara.

Stable duty last night,
KP today.

Tomorrow--

[ chuckles ]

Dad, this is the gentleman
I was telling you about.

Mm-hm.
You whipped O'Hara, huh?

Heh. He must have been
pretty drunk.

He's a good man as a rule
with his fists.

Dad, are you defending
O'Hara?

No, just giving him
his just dues.

Of course he pays his bills,

which is more than I can say
for most cavalrymen.

Some of you fellows make
great heroes out of yourselves

going around
hitting drunks.

I'm sorry. I'm sure
he wasn't trying to be rude.

Oh, that's all right.I haven't been here
very much--

And, well, my mother died
when I was very young.

As I told you on the train,

I've been staying
with my Aunt Laura
in the East.

But now I'm here to stay,
for good.

Do you think
you'll like Army life?

Oh, I'm sure I will.

They tell me they have
a dance here
almost every week.

I've already been asked
four times today to that one.

Would you let me have
some shaving soap?

Why, of course.

Are you going to the dance?

I don't think so.

Sergeant O'Hara has
other plans for me.

I'm in the book.

You won't have any hair left
if you keep cutting it.

Well, the Indians won't bother
to scalp me then.

You didn't like him.

Who?

The soldier in the store.
John Vickers.

Like him?
I don't even know him.

Well, they all look alike
when you get them in uniform.

He did do me a good turn
on the train.

Molly, why don't you just
take your time now, huh?

You know, there are a lot
of soldiers around here.

And there's a good
many officers

who'll be buzzing
around here soon enough.

I got an idea, I'll be
sweeping second lieutenants

out of the place.

[ indistinct chattering ]

Come on, boy, get dressed.
We're waiting for you.

Oh, I'm not going.
Sergeant O'Hara will be around

with a few more pleasant jobs
for me.

O'Hara left for the dance
ten minutes ago.

Come on, come on, boy,
hurry, hurry.

They won't have any
of them colleens left.

There's 20 girls coming up
on Bismarck.

Two ambulance loads.

You can have them.

I was over
to the settler's today.

His daughter
is the one for me.

[ band playing
dance music ]

If I'd known
you were Quade's girl,

I would have met you
with the regimental band.

You've already apologized
twice.

Forget it, please.

There she is.

Gee, Fiore.
For once in your life,

you didn't exaggerate.
She's beautiful.

Dancing
with Sergeant O'Hara.

O'HARA:
I sure enjoyed the dance,
Miss Quade.

I hope I didn't step
on your feet none.

I'm a little rusty.

No, of course not.
I enjoyed it.

FIORE:
Miss Quade.

It would be a great honor
to me indeed if you...

The next dance,

I suppose you wouldn't
have it with me.

No, she wouldn't, Fiore.

Miss Quade,
may I have the pleasure?

Well, I can't have
the next dance with everyone.

Sergeant O'Hara
just asked for it

and this gentleman
just asked, but--

Well, I'm sure
they won't mind.I do mind.

[ band playing
dance music ]

So you made friends
with him.

Oh, let's not talk
about Sergeant O'Hara.

This is my first Army dance.
I want to enjoy it.

I've been thinking
about you.

You were an officer before,
weren't you?

What makes you say that?

Oh, a certain sureness.

You were, weren't you?
Yes.

Then whatever made you enlist
as a private this time?

Oh, come on.
Let's both enjoy the dance.

WOMAN:
Oh, yes, Captain Gregson.

O'Hara,
keep away from Molly.

I was drunk yesterday.
I apologized.

I know how to act
around a girl.

I'm not referring to that.
You know what I mean.

Stay away from her.

Look, Quade.

Don't come in high
and mighty stuff over me.

What makes you think
that you--?

[ band plays fanfare ]

Attention.

All men of M Company,

report to your barracks
immediately.

Report to your barracks.

[ indistinct chattering ]

Well, goodbye
if I don't see you
for a while.

Goodbye.

[ indistinct chattering ]

Well, boys, we ride.

Sergeant Parker said
some immigrants
were attacking.

That's how it is out here
in the Dakotas.

When Custer said
there was gold
out in the Black Hills,

they practically declared
war.

The Indians say the white man
can't try to keep them out.

Yeah, the smart gold
draws them
like syrup draws flies.

Oh, Fiore,
I notice you did all right

with the settler's daughter
tonight.

Oh, I forgot to tell you.
I met her
on the train yesterday.

She was the reason
for my fight
with Sergeant O'Hara.

You had a fight with O'Hara?That's right.

Well, how is it you didn't
get all bruised up?

I don't know,
just lucky I guess.

Did you lick him?I did all right.

Boys, did you hear that?
He did all right. Ho, ho!

I'd have given a month
of the guard
to have seen that.

All right, you soldiers,
this is no tea party.

Let's get going. You're
not gonna find no Indians.

Hey wait a minute,
sergeant.

Let's settle this nonsense
between you and me.

There's no point
in carrying it on forever.

So I took a poke at you
when you were out of line.

You made a horse's valet
out of me.

I'd say we were even.
What do you say?

Ha, ha. I knew
you couldn't take it, Vickers.

What do you want, blood?

I just want the pleasure
of reporting you missing

from the Seventh Cavalry.

That you'll never do.

You wanna bet? Get going.

All right, let's go
on the double here.

OFFICER 1:
Close ranks! Hold.

OFFICER 2:
All right, close it up.

Listen up. Listen up.

At your back soldier.

Column of twos.
Forward, move.

[ bugler playing ]

[ ominous theme playing ]

[ upbeat theme playing ]

OFFICER:
Halt!

[ indistinct shouting ]

FIORE: Whoa.POTTS: Whoa.

Smoke.

The captain's already seen it.
That's why we've halted.

[ suspenseful theme playing
]

OFFICER:
Move!

I still say
Sheridan had the right idea

about the Indian problem.

That's right,
kill every one of them.

Then we won't have
an Indian problem.

Spotted Elk, how many
would you say there were?

Maybe 20.

Twenty Sioux couldn't have
killed all these people.

Not unless they caught them
by surprise.

And signs don't indicate
that they did.

Maybe a hundred,
maybe a hundred and fifty.

He's guessing.

He's afraid of the Sioux.
All the Arikara Indians are.

Well, my orders
were to go after them.

It's Sioux on the island, sir.In force?

They saw us,
but they didn't light out.

That means they're likely
to make a stand.

We'll give them a fight,
sir.

There aren't very many
on the island.

Lots of cover around here.

I know.
That's what's worrying me.

You could hide a lot of men.

GREGSON:
They're leaving.
This may be a trap.

This is no place for us.If we're outnumbered,

we'll find some shelter
on the island at least.

Column of twos,
forward, move!

[ Indian chanting ]

GREGSON:
Follow me to the island!

Dismount! Take cover!

Fire at will!

[ horse neighing ]

[ shouting in Indian ]

[ gunshots ]

Cease fire!

Cease fire.

[ trumpeting ]

We've beaten them off,
but they'll be back.

We've gotta be ready.

Throw up your defenses.Come on.

Yeah, boys, get all this stuff
over here now.

Throw them logs over there,
go, boy.

That's me buckos.
Get it all out.

Sorry to report, sir.
Lieutenant Nelson.

Dead?
Yes, sir.

And a lot have been wounded.

There will be more
after the next attack.

[ Indians yelling ]

Here they come again.

Wait till I give
the command.

[ gunshots
and Indians yelling ]

Fire!

A man could get killed
around here.

[ bugler trumpeting ]

I got at least
three of them.

Including that big buck
with all the feathers.

My boy, it was just
the other way around.

It was him
that almost got you,

and it was my bullet
that got him.

As usual.

Join the cavalry.
See life on the Great Plains.

You thought them fuzzy-wuzzies
in Africa was tough.

But them redskins
can take more punishment
than any of them.

And the way they charged
our guns.

Ha! Ten seconds more,
I'd have killed them all.

They'll try again.I hardly think so.

Time means nothing
to an Indian.

They've got us pinned down.
All our horses are gone.

[ gunshot ]

And now
the sniping begins.

[ gunshots ]

You mean there's no chance
to fight through?

None whatever, sir. More than
half the men are wounded.

K Company is moving out
today.

Their plan was to go
west and south.

They won't come within
30 miles of this place.

How far do you think it is
to the fort, sir?

Oh, 50 miles.
Perhaps closer to 60.

A good man can make it
on foot in about 24 hours.

I know but those Indians will
move down closer after dark.

There's still that 100-feet
of water.

A man could move
down the river,

cut across to the prairie.

Ah, my brave Indian fighters.
Did you enjoy
your hearty meal?

Yeah.
Heart attack, more and more.

Johnny, you wanna go
out there and tackle a Sioux?

What do you think of this
business, Captain Vickers?

Anything like Yellow Tavern
or Gettysburg?

Some good men died today.

But I don't even see
a scratch on you.

You look pretty good
yourself, Irish.

Good for a nice bit
of rescue work.

But I need a better man.
A volunteer.

What's wrong with me?You're late, son.

The ex-Union captain
has already volunteered.

[ gunshots ]

This here is the volunteer,
sir.

You're a recruit.

This job requires
a more experienced soldier.

Four years
with the 32nd Missouri, sir.

He served
under the general himself.

An officer.
A captain no less.

Oh, I didn't know.
You'll do.

Here's the plan.

O'Hara goes to intercept
K Company

somewhere in the south.

You'll head for the fort.

You'll take revolvers,
not carbines.

You better put the revolvers
in your neckerchief.

Good luck.

Speed's not as important
as getting through.

[ suspenseful theme playing
]

Good luck, O'Hara.Listen, Vickers.

I'll be back here
with K Company

before you ever get anywhere
near that fort.

Keep some of the luck
for yourself.

You're gonna need it.

MAN: Soldier.Yeah, soldier. Who's there?

[ horse neighs ]

I've gotta see
Major Comstock.

GUARD:
Parley!

Soldier.
Aren't you in Company M?

Yes, sir.
And I've just come from them.

We're cut off.
Half our men dead or wounded.

Corporal. How many Indians?

We're outnumbered
three or four to one.

And what position?

60 miles from here,
a small island in a river.

I know the place.

And Captain Gregson
is wounded, sir.

SOLDIER:
Attention. General Custer.

What is it, major?

M Company, sir.
Cut off with 2 or 300 Sioux.

This man has just come
from them.

All right, major.
Form companies.

Two companies
to leave in ten minutes,

two reserved in an hour.Yes, sir.

I know you, soldier.
From where?

32nd Missouri, sir.

Of course, the 32nd Missouri.
Now I remember.

You led the company that
broke up Stuart's right wing.

It's Captain Vickers.

I'm private Vickers now,
sir.

Private? That's ridiculous.

I only enlisted
two days ago, sir.

You mean to say you came in
as a private?

Why didn't you come to me?

Wait.
I do recall something now.

There was some trouble.

I was in St. Louis
right after the war.

I believe
I even wrote you a note.

Yes, sir.I never forget a name
or a face.

Well, It won't be
like during the war.

Three thousand of us.

But enough
for any band of savages.

They need to be reminded
of the little lesson

I gave them on the Wichita.

Indians.

Indians after facing men
like Stuart, Longstreet, Lee.

ORDERLY: Ready, sir.Very well, orderly.

I'd like to go along, sir,
if I may.

Do you feel up to riding
with me?

Of course, sir.

Well, I don't blame you.

Naturally, you're anxious
to rejoin your company.

Orderly, get this man a horse
and fetch him a coat.

Yes, sir.Thank you, sir.

[ upbeat theme playing ]

[ suspenseful theme playing
]

[ bugler trumpeting ]

SOLDIER:
Hey, hey! Here they come!

[ trumpeting ]

[ upbeat theme playing ]

SOLDIER:
Hey! Hey!

[ soldiers indistinctly
yelling ]

[ officer indistinctly
giving order ]

Hello, sir.
Here, here, sit down.

At ease, men.

Noble stand, captain.
I commend you for it.

Too bad the enemy fled
before we arrived.

We had quite enough
of them, sir.

We fought them off,
charge after charge.

Another attack tonight,

well, we couldn't have
held on.

[ indistinct chattering ]

Come on, Jim.
Oh.

A cheerful little loser,
as always.

We were just having
a little bet.

Which one of you
will get through first?

You or O'Hara.
I won, as usual.

Even though I didn't think
I would, I'm glad I lost.

You don't know how close
you came to being right.

[ laughing ]

[ slow theme playing ]

Captain Gregson wants you
to report to him

at the hospital.Thanks.

By the way,
has K Company come back yet?

An hour ago.

Well, well, if it ain't
our little tin hero.

Did they turn out
the regimental band
when you got back?

Listen, O'Hara.
Or whatever your name is.

What do you mean by that?

At first,
I couldn't understand

why you kept prolonging
a quarrel

that could have been
settled with fists.

But that night
across from the island

when you took a shot at me,
I began to wonder.

Me took a shot at you?

When we split up,
you tried to kill me.

Listen, soldier.

I don't try to kill anybody.

I wondered
why a man would risk

the safety
of his whole company
to settle a grudge.

What about it, O'Hara?

Was it the grudge
because I licked you?

Or was it something bigger?

I'm listening.

I heard that shooting.
It was Indians.

An Indian
with an Army six-shooter?

They'd drilled enough
of our men

to have plenty of them.

Let me tell you something,
Vickers.

I got plenty of reasons
for not liking you

and now I've got one more.

You get to be a big hero

because Custer turned back
K Company

before we got
to the Indians.

If I were you, I wouldn't
take any more chances.

Or there might be reason
for me to kill you.

All right, O'Hara.

You still haven't answered
my question about the grudge.

I didn't expect you to.

I don't have to tell you
what will happen

when I find out.

And I'll find out.

John.Oh, hello, Molly.

You haven't been around
since you got back.

Well, I've been catching up
on my sleep.

Why, I know.

We heard how many men
were--

Killed?

I thought perhaps you might
like to come to dinner.

It's my birthday.Oh, is it? Well, best wishes.

Thank you.
Will you come?

I--I baked my own cake.

It's a chocolate one.

Dad and I are making a--

Well,
kind of a surprise party.

He's inviting his friends
to surprise me

and I'm inviting my friends
to surprise him.

I suppose Sergeant O'Hara
is on your list of friends.

Sergeant O'Hara is more Dad's
friend than he is mine.

Aren't you carrying
that grudge
a little too long?

Oh, it's O'Hara who's holding
the grudge against me.

John,
why don't you forget it?

You will come, won't you?

No.

So O'Hara is a particular
friend of your father's, huh?

My father's known him
for many years.

There's nothing
more natural

than for us to invite him
to dinner.

Is that all you can think of?
O'Hara?

It's disgusting.

Sit down, Vickers.Thank you, sir.

You did a fine job bringing
the Seventh to the rescue.

I don't want you to think
the Army is unappreciative.

No, sir.

From now on,
M Company is yours.

Mine?

I don't understand, sir.

As of today, you're the
first sergeant of M Company.

Sergeant Parker didn't return
to Nelson's Island

so you're the replacement.

But I'm a private, sir.
There are corporals and--

You're going over them.

The first sergeant rank
is yours permanently.

I appreciate it, sir,

but I'm not sure
that I want the rank.

Sergeant.
No man in the Seventh
refuses to obey an order

and this one comes
from the top.

The general.

He was here an hour ago
and he wanted to know

what sort of company
M Company thought it was

that could keep a man
with your record a private.

Thank you, sir.

What's the matter with you,
Vickers?

Any ordinary man
would give his galoshes

for a promotion like this.

Yes, sir.
I appreciate it, sir.

What do you want?Get your feet off that desk.

Have you lost your mind?

O'Hara,
this is gonna hurt you.

I'm the new first sergeant
of M Company.

Get that? I'm top sergeant
of this outfit.

No.
Yes.

Oh, no.

Until Captain Gregson
returns next week,

I'm in sole command.
And my first order

is for you
to gather up your stuff

and get out of this room.

On the double, soldier!

I'm sorry I missed the party
the other night.

I had a special duty.

Too bad.
You would have enjoyed it.

Are you buying your beer
some other place now?

I'm not drinking much.
It's Vickers.

Yes, I hear. He's been
giving you a hard time

since he was made
first sergeant over you.

He was eight kinds of a hero
at Nelson's Island.

Hogwash.
It was luck, that's all.

Well, he went through
the lines to get Custer.

I went through the lines
myself.

It's all water
under the bridge now.

He knows.

About us.

Molly.

Yes, Dad?

Will you tend the store
for a while?

All right.

Now, what do you mean
about Vickers?

Who is he?He's our man.

I don't believe it.

I overheard him
talking to a soldier.

How do you know
he knows about us?

Well, it's the way he acts.

The way he acts.
That's ridiculous.

He's just paying you back.

No. He knows.

Well, how could he?

He's going around
asking for two men

named Bly and Morris.

He can go around
asking for two men

by the name of Bly and Morris
for the rest of his life

and he'll never find them.
Never.

Unless you did something
to call attention to us.

I didn't do a thing.
But I tell you, he knows.

How could he?

He enlisted in the Seventh
because of us.

Listen, his enlisting
in the Army is a coincidence.

He tried everywhere else

so he finally got around
to the Army.

Did you let something up?

I asked you,
what did you say or do

to make Vickers
suspect you or me?

Nothing.

You're lying.
I can see it in your face.

It ain't what I did.
It's what he thinks I did.

He claims
I took a shot at him.

You stupid,
blithering idiot you.

I didn't do it, I tell you.

So he doesn't know about us,
does he?

He just knows about you.

Why don't you start running,
O'Hara?

You've got nothing to lose.

You're footloose and free.
I'm not.

I've got roots here
and a daughter.

Without you to draw attention
to me, I'll be safe.

Run, O'Hara. Run.

How's the company,
sergeant?

We're still short 12 men,
sir.

We have first call on
the recruits coming in.

I'd rather have new men
than the misfits

other commanders
had palmed off on us.

By the way, there's a second
lieutenancy open.

I wonder if you'd care to try
for the officer's examination.

Is that an order, sir?

No. But I believe
you can pass them

without any trouble.
You were a lawyer once.

How do you know that?

That day the general came
to see me at the hospital,

we discussed you.

I've had a little time
on my hands.

Sorry but I found
an old newspaper file.

I read
all about your trouble.

It still bothers you
after eight years.

If you don't mind, captain,
I'd rather not talk about it.

Rye.

I haven't seen you
around the Dakota before.

Have I, sergeant?

How many drinks
you expecting to have here?

Does it matter?
Yep, it does.

It's like this. I like
the Army fine, all right.

But I've had some pretty bad
experiences.

I don't trust a soldier
till I know him.

To see how much liquor
he can hold.

A new fellow came in here
yesterday.

He had five drinks, and
he busted that there mirror.

Well, you don't have
to worry about me.

I just came in to get drunk.
Quietly.

STOCKBRIDGE:
Well, I tell you.

This lily-livered recruit

has been toting
around the officers.

First thing you know
that captain has made him

top kick of the whole outfit.
Ranked permanent.

What happened to all
the non-comms in this outfit?

The old-timers?

Been here for years
in the Seventh.

How about my good friend
Sergeant O'Hara?

He should be top kick.

Just because he's beaten
a new john's time

with a settler's girl
lately.

[ chuckles ]

You should see
what happened to him.

Me too.
What's the matter with you?

Oh, there you are.
Spying on us, huh?

You're shooting
your mouth off

and you don't know
what you're talking about.

So why don't you go back
to your table?

Are you denying
what I'm saying?

You calling me a liar?

JOHN:
Why don't you shut up?

I didn't enlist
in this stupid outfit

to become a sergeant.
It was orders.

Why, you.
Insulting the United States
cavalry, huh.

Why, you--

[ glass breaking ]

Aah! You--

Hold it there, hold it.

Hold it.

Arrest this soldier. He broke
a hundred-dollar mirror.

He's crazy.

And four bottles
of my finest whisky.

It looks like
you're in trouble.

I broke one bottle.Why did you wanna do that for?

He insulted
the Seventh Cavalry,

that's what he did.You're drunk.

You see what he's done. I want
a hundred, not a penny less.

I'll pay for one bottle.
The mirror was broken already.

I'll have to lock you up
till we can see the judge.

Come on.

Make yourself to home,
soldier.

Do like he says, colonel.
Make yourself to home.

He had no right
to arrest me.

I thought it was against
the law to arrest soldiers.

That reminds me of my old pal,
Herb Woodson.

He wanted to join the Army

in account of the law
was after him

for a small matter.

Having to do with a bank.
He, he.

Did you say Herb Woodson?

Yeah, you know him?

The Herb Woodson I know
is dead.

It's Herb all right.

The law caught up to him
back in Nebraska.

Two or three months ago.

Shot him down like a dog.

How well did you know
this Woodson?

Well enough.
We bummed together
for three or four years.

Say, are you the old pal
of Herbie's

what enlisted in the Army?

I was no friend of his.
I'm the man who killed him.

You killed him?
But they said it was the law.

You ain't a lawman.

No. But I got Woodson.

I'll get his partners,
Bly and Morrison,
the same way.

What do you know
about them?

I don't know nothing.
Hones, mister.

I never met
neither one of them.

Herbie said they busted up
right after that
last bank job.

Then how did you know
one enlisted in the Army?

Well, Herbie told me.

He met an old pal of his and--
What was a sergeant.

This sergeant,
did Woodson tell you
what his Army name was?

Yeah,
but I can't remember.

You see,
I never met him myself.

Now,
that I come to think of it,

it sounded like
an Irish name.

O'Hara?

O'Hara or O'Reilly
or something like that.

Well, it's a name you hear
all the time.

It could have been O'Hara.

Marshal. Marshal, open up

Marshal, open up.
Come on, open up.

MARSHAL:
If you don't stop
that racket,

you ain't gonna get no supper.

Open up. This is Vickers.
I wanna talk to you.

Listen,
I've gotta get out of here.

You stay right here
until you pay.

All right. I'll pay. I only
broke one bottle,
but I'll pay.

Oh, that, shucks.
I ain't worried about that.

But this here
is a fee office.

Every time I arrest a man,
I collect $2.50.

You mean if I give you
$2 and a half,

I can get out of here?That's right. You can go.

Oh, wait,
here's some change.

Give it to him.

Take care of my horse for me,
will you, soldier?

Where's O'Hara?I don't know, sergeant.

What do you mean? He sleeps
here. This is his room.

Is he at the settlers'?
No.

As a matter of fact, he didn't
sleep here last night.

Well, his gun's gone
and his personal belongings

and $93 of my money
that I kept in my locker.

Has he deserted?That's what it looks like.

Why didn't you report this?

I did. I went down
to the orderly room

three or four hours ago,
but you weren't there.

I told Captain Gregson.

I couldn't report it
last night

because I thought
he might just be spending
the night in town.

O'Hara gave you any hint
of his plans?

No. He's been
a different man, though,

since we came back
from Nelson's Island.

What do you mean?Well, he resented the fact

that you were promoted
over his head.

Have you seen O'Hara?
No.

Sergeant O'Hara hasn't been
here since last night.

He's been a regular visitor
around here lately.

He has business
with my father.
We expect him again tonight.

I don't think O'Hara
would be here tonight.

What did you do? Give him
some more special duty?

Where's your father?

Why do you keep up
this argument with O'Hara?

Where's your father?
I wanna talk to him.

He's finishing supper.
Go right on in.

Vickers, isn't it?

Sergeant Vickers now,
I believe.

I wanna talk to you
about O'Hara.

You wanna talk about O'Hara?
What do I know about him?

He's a particular friend
of yours.

I'm the friend
of hundreds of soldiers.

I give them credit,

sell them beer
and listen to their troubles.

O'Hara wasn't that kind.Who says he isn't?

You've known him for years.
What was between you two?

Was, was, was.
What's all this was?

O'Hara has deserted with $93
of another man's money.

I don't believe
in a man stealing,

but if O'Hara deserted,
he was driven to it.

He told me
how you persecuted him

and gave him every dirty job
you could think of.

He's a liar.

He's a liar, he's a thief,
and he's a murderer.

That's quite a charge,
isn't it?

He's up to wind up
with a rope around his neck.

Did you ever hear of a man
named Bly?

Or another, Sam Morrison?

No. Never heard of them.

Quade,
I have every reason to believe

you'll be seeing
O'Hara again.

When you do, tell him from me
I know now who he is.

And that I'll catch up
with him.

And when I do,
it'll be him or me.

You tell him that.

Get out of here.

What is it, Dad?

Vickers was lying
about O'Hara.

Taking out his spite on him

because of that grudge
between them.

He's been doing that
ever since
he's been made a sergeant.

Dad, there's something more,
isn't there?

Molly, I didn't wanna have
to tell you this,

but Vickers
is a dangerous man.

He's a killer.

For years, he's been hounding
some men for vengeance.

Now, he doesn't even know
who these men are.

Even if he sees them,
just their names.

He hates O'Hara so he claims
that O'Hara is one of them.

Vickers is going to kill
O'Hara.

But, Dad, that's terrible.

Well, surely
O'Hara isn't one of them.

Oh, O'Hara is O'Hara.

The man that Vickers is after
could be anybody.

He might as well accuse me.

Well, here you are.

You heard
about Sergeant O'Hara?

I was just looking for him
down at the settlers'.

It's hard to understand.

I never heard
of a man deserting before

in his second enlistment.

And a sergeant.

He stole $93
from Sergeant Plennert.

I never warmed up to him.
But he was a good soldier.

He went through
the Indian lines with you
at Nelson's Island.

And for a good reason.
He tried to take a shot at me.

Why?I thought at first

it was because I licked him
on the way to Bismarck.

But that's not why he tried
to get me.

Captain, O'Hara was one
of the three men

who murdered
Helen Alderton.

How do you know?
They were never identified.

I got a look at one of them
the day she was shot.

A man named Herb Woodson.

I caught up with him
at Plainville.

Before he died,

he told me his partners
had joined the cavalry.

They knew
I was on their trail,

they figured they could
hide out in the Army.

And that's why
you enlisted?

That's right.

That's no good, Vickers.

The Army is no place
for private feuds.

O'Hara is a thief,
an outlaw, and a murderer.

He deserted because he knew
I was getting close to him.

You're in the Army
under false pretenses.

You didn't enlist
to become a soldier.

You were hunting for a man.

What you gonna do
when you meet him?

I'll kill him.

You do and you'll face
a firing squad.

If you have any proof O'Hara
has done what you say he has,

you can turn the information
over to civilian authorities.

They can get O'Hara
from the Army

through legal procedure.

Why did you have to tell me
all these things, sergeant?

Why did you have to pry
into my private affairs?

Because I'm still commander
of this company.

You're a soldier
in the Seventh Cavalry.

I came over here to tell you
that we've been ordered

to supply a half-company

to serve as escort
for a wagon train.

In your absence, I gave
Sergeant Plennert command.

But since you're back,
you can take it.

Where's the train heading for?The Black Hills.

The government has withdrawn
its ban on immigrants.

If they're foolhardy enough
to go into country like that,

we've gotta protect them.

Sir, the detachment
is ready to fall in.

Good, but Sergeant Vickers
will replace you.

Very well, sir.

The wagon train is camped
5 miles west of Bismarck.

You'll join it this evening.
Be ready to move out at dawn.

I'm sorry I had to talk to you
this way, sergeant,

but the Army is first
with me.

I understand, sir.

Good luck.
Thank you, sir.

KELSO:
Hey, are you in charge
of these soldiers?

That's right.

Well, I'm Kelso,
captain of the wagon train.

We're ready to pull out.

Go ahead.

Your man ain't ready yet.We'll catch up.

I thought you soldiers
were supposed to get up early.

It was after midnight
when we got in.

There's no point rousing
the men at 4:00
in the morning.

You're only 5 miles
from Bismarck.

There's no danger to you.
So go ahead.

We'll catch up
before you've gone a mile.

Well, look I've got 65 people
in that train.

More than half of them
are women and children.

It's your job to protect them.We'll do our job.

Well, that means you've gotta
keep close all the time.

It's a long ways
to the Black Hills.

You're Army, it figures
to have its breakfast in bed

every morning.
Kelso.

Let's you and I
have an understanding.

You're captain
of this wagon train. Fine.

I'm in command
of these troopers.

I'll give them
their orders.

Wagon train! Roll!

MAN 1:
Wagons roll!

MAN 2:
Wagons roll!

JOHN:
Have the men saddle up.

SOLDIER:
All right, men, all up!
Hit the stirrup!

Look alive! Make a move!

[ upbeat theme playing ]

JOHN:
Throw out foragers.
Get them used to it.

Men on each side.

Have them keep
at a good distance,

but stay inside
of the train.

[ shouting indistinctly ]

Ho!

MAN 1:
Wagons coming!

MAN 2:
Wagons coming!

MAN 3:
Wagons coming!

MAN 4:
Hold those wagons. Whoa!

Whoa. Whoa.

QUADE:
Quade's my name.

Are you the captain
of the train?

Yeah.We'd like to join up with you.

Ain't you the settler
from Fort Lincoln?

No, not anymore.
No, I sold my license.

I wasn't gonna head west
just yet,

but then I heard
about this train,

I thought my daughter and I
had better join up.

You can ride with us,
but we made up a set of rules.

You've gotta stick to them.
We've got this cavalry escort

so we shouldn't have
no Indian trouble.

I hope not. There's all sorts
of rumors back at the Fort.

Sioux are out and Custer
will take the field.

Just talk, that's all.
We'll get through it.

Are you in charge
of these soldiers?

Yes.

If I'd known that,
I'd have stayed in Bismarck.

I take it
you don't like the sergeant.

We don't happen
to be friends, no.

Mister,
you are welcome with us.

You didn't tell me
you sold the store.

You said you were leasing it
because of business out west.

Well, Molly, you can't let
just anybody know your plans.

Dad, did you sell the store?

Yes, Molly, I did. I, uh...

I was gonna tell you
all about it a little later.

MAN:
Wagons! Roll!

Come on. Giddyap there.

[ upbeat theme playing ]

Let him alone, Molly.
He's not for you.

There's a reason perhaps
for O'Hara not liking him.

But you, Dad,
I can't understand.

Well, the man is no good.
Take my word for it.

That's what you said
that day at the fort.

I believed you then,
but I don't now.

There's something
between you and O'Hara.

Something concerning
John Vickers.

Listen, Molly...

My father, is he one
of the men you're after?

O'Hara and father.

Are you sure, John?Yes, I am now.

Is that all your life means?

It's the only thing
I've lived for

these past nine years.

You were an officer
during the war.

Your record was brilliant.

Why do you throw it all away
for this crazy...?

What is it? Vengeance?

How could any wrong anyone did
mean so much to you?

John.

Tell me. I've got to know.

There was a girl.

We were to be married.

There was a bank robbery

and she stepped
from the doorway

just as the bandits
were shooting their way out.

She wasn't killed.
She wasn't that lucky.

The bullet paralyzed her.

For seven months,
she lay there
unable to move a muscle.

I watched her die.

Ever since then,
all I've known is what
you call vengeance.

I call it retribution.

It's the one thing that's kept
me going all these years.

What then?

Maybe one of them
will get me.

What if they don't?

What if you have to go on
living

after you've fulfilled
your mission?

Can you go back
and find yourself again?

I don't know.

You say this retribution
is all you have left

since she died.

But living and thinking
and feeling don't stop.

You love me, John.

I've known it
for a long time.

Yes.

But doesn't that mean
something to you?

To change it in any way?

I'm letting your father
alone.

You don't understand.

Don't you know
what you're doing

is destroying you too?

Doesn't your heart tell you
the truth?

You're letting my father alone
because of me.

What about O'Hara?

You can't ask me to quit now.
It's too late.

Couldn't live with myself.

You say you love me.

I love you too.

Not on those terms.

Then it's not for me.

John, what will you do?

I don't know.

I don't know.

When you do know, John,
find me and tell me.

Why don't you go get
some sleep?

You're one of them.

One of the men.

Did he say that?

That's why
O'Hara deserted.

Why you sold out
so quickly.

MAN:
Hold that train!

Hold that train!

Hi there! Hi!

SOLDIERS: Hi.Howdy, sergeant.

JOHN: Hi.Seen any Indians?

Some, but we've had
no trouble so far.

Guess they're back in town

now that Long Hair's
taken the field.

And the Seventh Calgary
is out.

Yeah. That ain't all.

General Terry is coming
out here from Montana.

Taking dispatches to him
now.

But he'll be too late,
though.

Long Hair'll have licked
all the Indians by that time.

But he'll make them fight

and he'll teach Sitting Bull
and Rain-in-the-Face

the same lesson he taught
Black Kettle on the Wichita.

I don't know. There are a lot
of Indians in those hills.

Ha. What kind of talk
is that, sarge?

You in the Seventh, ain't you?That's right.

The Seventh can lick all the
Indians in this whole country.

[ upbeat theme playing ]

There's 40 lodges with only
about a half a dozen horses.

Well, then the men are gone.That's what it looks like.

KELSO: If we tried
circling this valley,
we'll lose another day.

MAN:
They've seen us
by now anyway.

It's taking a chance,
but if the men are away,

better to go straight through.
This kind of country,

we shouldn't take time
to go around.

It's a small village.
I say burn it.

Kill every man,
woman and child in it.

Nothing but women and children
in that village.

We'll leave them alone.Women! Forward!

MAN 1:
Wagons roll!

MAN 2:
Wagons roll!

MAN 3:
Wagons roll!

Hold it, sergeant!

He murdered the boy
and the squaw.

He's better off dead.

MAN:
We'll need every man.

[ gunshot ]

Let's get away from here
before somebody else
gets here.

Whoa!

Indians!

Come on!

MAN:
Company, forward!

SOLDIER:
I got them.

Halt! Halt those wagons!

MAN 1:
Halt those wagons!

MAN 2:
Halt those wagons!

Whoa!
Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

Hold it right there.
We're stopping.

We can't stop here.
We gotta keep moving.

When the axle on that wagon
is repaired, we'll move.

Not before.You wanna get us
all massacred?

We gotta get out of here
and fast.

You can't outrun Indians on
ponies with wagons like these.

If we have to make a fight.

it makes no difference
whether we make it here

or 5 miles further on.[ gunshot ]

[ suspenseful theme playing
]

Well, make your circle.
Your fight's come to you.

[ Indians yelling ]

Wagon train, right!

[ shouts indistinctly ]

[ gunshots ]

[ screaming ]

[ chanting in Indian ]

[ speaking
in native language ]

You, sergeant. You come.

[ Indians speaking
in native language ]

[ chief speaking
in native language ]

[ speaking
in native language ]

[ continues speaking
in native language ]

Where Long Hair?

I haven't seen General Custer
since I left Fort Lincoln.

Long Hair come.
How many soldiers he bring?

You talk?

I don't know
the general's plans.

I'm only a sergeant.

[ speaking
in native language ]

You know that?

Messenger carry message
from Long Hair to general.

Say Long Hair
come to see General Terry.

Kill Sioux and Cheyenne.

Where Long Hair?

I don't know.

[ speaking
in native language ]

[ drum beating ]

Well, well, if it ain't
the hero of Nelson's Island.

Him say Long Hair march
with 5,000 soldiers.

Sergeant O'Hara,
late of the Seventh Calgary.

He ran away. He's a deserter.Deserter?

Him no soldierHe'll tell you anything.

Aw, thanks.

Maybe I can do something
nice for you.

Him Custer man.

Him tell you where Custer--
Him--

[ chief speaking
in native language ]

Let fight.
Maybe get mad. Talk.

Maybe we find
where Long Hair.

You heard the man, Vickers.

This is what you've been
waiting for, ain't it?

For nine years.

You're either drunk
or you're crazy, O'Hara.

I'm not gonna fight you
here.

Ain't this good enough
for you, captain?

This is the last chance
you're gonna get.

They'll see to that.

Just you and me.

Either you kill me
or I kill you.

We'll both be dead.

They'll see to that too.

Come on.

Or do you want
these mingy dog eaters

to do the job for you?

[ speaking
in native language ]

[ Indians speaking
in native language ]

John. John.
I thought they killed you.

Hey, boys,
untie us, will you?

O'Hara, cut us loose.

[ drum beating
and Indians chanting ]

We've gotta get out of here.

I don't know
what they want with us.

The Indians
don't take prisoners.

JOHN:
They wanna get information.

They're gonna torture us
till they find out
about Custer.

I think they're getting ready
for a big battle.

Don't make any bets
against us.

We'd all be dead now
if it wasn't for this powwow.

I know some of their words.

Made out they're expecting

some high monkey muggers
tonight.

Sitting Bull maybe.

[ horses galloping ]

There's the war party now.

[ Indian speaking
in native language ]

They brought news.

[ Indian continues speaking
in native language ]

Long Hair.

We gotta get out of here.

Shut up!

If it hadn't been
for you...

[ Indian speaks
in native language ]

You lie.

Long Hair come to fight.

Tomorrow every soldier die.

You die tonight.

And you, all die tonight.

Long Hair tomorrow.

[ speaks
in native language ]

I got an idea.

So you monkey-faced
sons of prairie dogs think

you're gonna ambush Custer,
huh?

Well, you'll never live
to try it

if you put down those spears
and that gun.

Because I'd beat your
brains out personally.

Every one of you.

It's all right to talk.
They don't understand English.

The general's got
the Seventh with him,

but with the garrison left
at the Fourth,

that's only 700 soldiers
to fight.

There's 3,000 Sioux here.

And just before
I was captured,

I learned there's a camp
up in the Little Bighorn

with no less
than 4,000 lodgers.

That's 10 or 11,000 lie-ins.

JOHN:
If they got the general
in between them...

He's gotta be warned.

We've gotta try.
Yeah.

All you gotta do
is get out of here.

Custer. What about us?

I say let Custer look out
for himself.

We got our own lives
to think about.

We gotta get out of here.

Come out of it, will you?I don't wanna be a hero.

I just wanna get out of here
alive.

Alive.

What's a life worth here?

All this talk.

As if there were a choice.

Custer has got to hear word
of the true situation.

And it's better
that we get busy on that

instead of waiting
until we get murdered

one by one.

[ Kelso sobbing ]

You. Come.

You! Come!

He's the first one.

[ speaks
in native language ]

No! No! No!

You, run.

[ Indians screaming
in native language ]

I'd just as soon die
making a break for it.

You wouldn't get 50 feet,
boy.

I don't like the idea just
sitting here waiting for it.

[ Kelso screaming ]

All right.
All right, O'Hara.

What is it?

All's needed
is a little diversion

to get those guards
away from the door.

They keep their horse herd
out back.

They'll track us down
in no time.

There's a chance as long
as they're looking for Custer.

I was saving that
for myself.

[ Indian speaks
in native language ]

I'm next.

You come.

Too bad, Vickers.
You missed your chance.

Good luck, O'Hara.

Keep it for yourself.

JOHN:
Shut up. Shut up.

[ gunshot ]

[ Indians speaking
in native language ]

Come on!

[ gunshots ]

O'Hara.JOHN: Come on. Hurry.

They're coming back.Fiore. Quick, come.

That one.

Touch of a shillelagh.

Come on, Fiore.

[ yelling indistinctly ]

POTTS:
Back! Back, you!

[ gunshots ]

[ suspenseful theme playing
]

JOHN:
Ride.

We're still too close
to the village.

We ought to go on.

I didn't see any
following us.

Either they've lost
the trail

or they're busy
at the powwow.

It's better to stay here.

We'd never find Custer
after dark.

You just lie there quietly

and you'll get your strength
back in no time.

Any bones broken?

I don't think so.
Just bruised.

We'll have to get you
patched up.

What for, Vickers?

I'm Sam Morrison.

Listen, Quade,

yesterday, O'Hara
gave his life for all of us.

I don't believe it.It's true.

He had a derringer
concealed in his boot.

He could have
shot his way out,
saved himself.

Instead,
he saved the rest of us.

Ever since then,
I've had no revenge
left in me.

Get some sleep,
both of you.

We got a hard day tomorrow.

It's almost daybreak now.

I'll stand guard
and call you in a few hours.

Dad, you're wrong about him.
He has changed.

I've gotta talk to him.

What is it, Dad?

[ melancholic theme playing
]

Molly.
John.

I asked you when you knew
what you were going to do

to come to me
and tell me your answer.

[ horse galloping ]

Daddy's gone.

He's gone all right.

He hasn't got the strength
to get very far.

It'll be light in an hour.
We can pick up his trail then.

Why did he go?

I guess he didn't trust me.

SOLDIER:
Sergeant Vickers.
Where's your command position?

Vickers.
By all that's holy.

Miss Quade.Reporting for duty, sir.

I've gotta talk
to General Custer at once.

Major Reno is commanding
this battalion.

The general split the column
a couple of hours ago.

He went north
toward the Little Bighorn.

He'll be ambushed.

There are 4,000 Indian lodges
at the Little Bighorn.

I hope the settler got there
before it's too late.

Quade went after
the general?

Yes. He went through here
an hour ago.

Here's Major Reno.
This man has just come up.

He's verified
Sam Quade's story

about the Indians
at Little Bighorn.

RENO:
Then it's all up with Custer.

Oh, John.

There's more Indians
ahead of us than I realized.

And 3,000 more coming up
from the south.

Bugler, sound retreat.
We can cut through to Custer.

We'll be lucky
to save ourselves.

[ bugler trumpeting ]

Lieutenant Brown fell
a few minutes ago.

You'll have to take
his place.

Yes, sir.

On the double,
lieutenant.

[ gunshots ]

Halt!

We'll make a stand here.

I guess we've licked them
all right.

There hasn't been a shot fired
in an hour.

I think it's because
they've drawn off.

Or they've had enough.

It's my idea they've seen
General Terry's column.

Where?

The column with smoke
off to the west and north.

I've been watching it too.

Captain, take a platoon
and make contact.

Yes, sir.

Well, it's all over.

Terry is coming
and the Indians have gone.

Could it be Custer?

No. Wrong direction.

You think Custer's dead?

Yes.

It looks like we're going
to have to start M Company

all over again.

I'm the only officer left.

Say, captain,
I've been thinking.

If those examinations
for lieutenant

are still open...

As far as you're concerned,
Vickers,

you already had
the examinations.

You passed.
When you get back to the fort,

you'll be taking over
officer's corp.

Thank you, sir.

Oh, uh, you'll have
to get married, lieutenant.

Otherwise she won't be able
to stay out at the fort.

[ romantic theme playing ]

[ slow theme playing ]