Custer's Last Stand (serial)

Custer's Last Stand is a 1936 American film serial based on the historical Custer's Last Stand at the Little Bighorn River. It was directed by Elmer Clifton, and starred Rex Lease, William Farnum and Jack Mulhall. It was produced by the Poverty Row studio Stage & Screen Productions, which went bust shortly afterwards as a victim of the Great Depression. This serial stars many famous and popular B-Western actors as well as silent serial star Helen Gibson playing Calamity Jane, Frank McGlynn Jr. as General Custer, and Allen Greer as Wild Bill Hickok.

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Custer's Last Stand
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Elmer Clifton
Screenplay by	George Arthur Durlam Eddie Granemann William Lively
Story by	George Arthur Durlam Eddie Granemann William Lively
Produced by	Louis Weiss
Starring	Rex Lease Lona Andre William Farnum Ruth Mix Jack Mulhall
Cinematography	Bert Longenecker
Edited by	George M. Merrick Holbrook N. Todd
Music by	Hal Chasnoff
Distributed by	Stage & Screen Productions
Release dates	January 2, 1936 April 3, 1936 (film)
Running time	15 chapters (328 min) 84 min (film)
Country	United States
Language	English

In April of the same year, the serial was edited into an 84-minute feature film, which was released under the same name.