Custer
Custer, also known as The Legend of Custer, is a 17-episode military-western television series which ran on ABC from September 6 to December 27, 1967, with Wayne Maunder in the starring role of then Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. During the American Civil War, Custer had risen to the rank of major general, the youngest in the Union Army. He was demoted after the war during force reductions to the rank of Captain, but was reinstated in 1866 as a Lieutenant Colonel in command of the Seventh Cavalry, stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. Many of the soldiers in the regiment were derelicts, former Confederates, or even criminals. The series was cancelled before the script timeline would have reached the Little Big Horn River of southeastern Montana, where all perished on June 25, 1876, in a Sioux Indian ambush, Robert F. Simon played Custer's commanding officer, U.S. General Alfred H. Terry, who disapproved of Custer's long hair and much of his methodology of fighting Indians. Slim Pickens starred as a scout named California Joe Milner. Michael Dante appeared as Sioux Chief Crazy Horse. Peter Palmer played Sergeant James Bustard, a former Confederate soldier. Grant Woods appeared as Captain Myles Keogh. Read Morgan, formerly a cavalry officer on NBC's The Deputy, appeared in the episode "Spirit Woman" in the role of a medicine man.
Cast: Wayne Maunder, Peter Palmer, Michael Dante
Season 1
17 episodes
- 1. Sabers in the SunAn expedition into the Black Hills becomes deadly when a lieutenant who hates Colonel Custer disobeys orders, forcing the 7th to return to conduct a rescue. The young man's father, responsible for many flaming newspaper articles on the Colonel, follows, placing everyone in greater danger as they seek to avoid further hosilities with the Indians.CC1 h 0 minSep 6, 1967
- 2. Episode 2No synopsis available yet.CC1 h 0 minOct 6, 1967
- 3. AccusedCuster and the 7th must help delivery cattle with a man that hold all cavalrymen in comtempt.CC1 h 0 minSep 13, 1967
- 4. Glory RiderCuster is assigned to track down a Native American prisoner who escaped from Army custody.CC1 h 0 minSep 20, 1967
- 5. To the DeathCuster and his troops are assigned to take a secret shipment through hostile Native American territory.CC1 h 0 minSep 27, 1967
- 6. MassacreWhen Custer and Crazy Horse are both captured by Blackfeet who are hostile to both whites and the Sioux, the two enemies must work together in order to escape and stay alive.CC1 h 0 minOct 4, 1967
- 7. War Lance and SaberLt. Moreno is a Kiowa in the cavalry who his men suspect him of being a spy. The men of command presume that Moreno is trying to thwart the efforts of making the Arapaho an Allie to the cavalry.CC1 h 0 minOct 11, 1967
- 8. SuspicionAfter a period of leave, Custer takes a stagecoach back to Fort Hays that is menaced by both outlaws and hostile Native Americans.CC1 h 0 minOct 18, 1967
- 9. BreakoutCuster tries to halt the spread of smallpox amongst the Pawnee tribe.CC1 h 0 minNov 1, 1967
10. Desperate MissionA renegade scout who hates Custer cuts a deal with Sioux chief Crazy Horse. In return for gold, he'll lead Custer into an ambush.CC1 h 0 minNov 8, 1967- 11. Under FireA detachment of the 7th Cavalry ends up killing a peaceful Cheyenne hunting party. This event puts a Cheyenne chief and a female reporter after Custer's scalp.CC1 h 0 minNov 15, 1967
- 12. Death HuntCuster escorts a survey party through a settlement of former Confederates who aren't very happy to see a former Union foe in their midst.CC1 h 0 minNov 22, 1967
- 13. Blazing ArrowsCuster and two other officers match wits with a dangerous Native American warrior at a remote relay station.CC1 h 0 minNov 29, 1967
- 14. Dangerous PreyCuster tries to protect a Sioux mystic woman from both white and Native American enemies.CC1 h 0 minDec 6, 1967
- 15. Spirit WomanCuster is given the task of stopping a band of Irish fanatics who are plotting to invade Canada.CC1 h 0 minDec 13, 1967
- 16. The GauntletCuster enlists the aid of some Kiowas to help him discover the parties responsible for a series of wagon train raids.CC1 h 0 minDec 20, 1967
- 17. PursuedCuster goes in pursuit of a scout who escaped from Army custody after being convicted of theft and killed a trooper while making his bid for freedom.CC1 h 0 minDec 28, 1967
Custer
Custer, also known as The Legend of Custer, is a 17-episode military-western television series which ran on ABC from September 6 to December 27, 1967, with Wayne Maunder in the starring role of then Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. During the American Civil War, Custer had risen to the rank of major general, the youngest in the Union Army. He was demoted after the war during force reductions to the rank of Captain, but was reinstated in 1866 as a Lieutenant Colonel in command of the Seventh Cavalry, stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. Many of the soldiers in the regiment were derelicts, former Confederates, or even criminals. The series was cancelled before the script timeline would have reached the Little Big Horn River of southeastern Montana, where all perished on June 25, 1876, in a Sioux Indian ambush, Robert F. Simon played Custer's commanding officer, U.S. General Alfred H. Terry, who disapproved of Custer's long hair and much of his methodology of fighting Indians. Slim Pickens starred as a scout named California Joe Milner. Michael Dante appeared as Sioux Chief Crazy Horse. Peter Palmer played Sergeant James Bustard, a former Confederate soldier. Grant Woods appeared as Captain Myles Keogh. Read Morgan, formerly a cavalry officer on NBC's The Deputy, appeared in the episode "Spirit Woman" in the role of a medicine man.
