They Died with Their Boots On

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

WE'RE NEW CADETS, SIR.

YOU'RE NOT CADETS, AND I'M NOT "SIR."

PULL IN YOUR CHIN!

STAND AT ATTENTION WHEN YOU SPEAK

TO A NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER.

BROWN.

YES, SERGEANT.

MARCH THESE PLEBES

TO THE POST ADJUTANT'S OFFICE FOR ENROLLMENT.

YES, SERGEANT.

DETACHMENT, FORWARD MARCH!

KEEP THOSE HEADS UP!

LOOK TO YOUR FRONTS!

PULL IN YOUR CHINS!

PLEBES, HALT!

NEW SET OF GENERALS, EH, CAPTAIN?

THEY'RE IN THE ARMY NOW, COLONEL.

FINE-LOOKING MESS OF MANHOOD.

ABOUT FACE!

RIGHT FACE!

RIGHT FACE!

KEEP THOSE HEADS UP.

HIGHER.

HIGHER!

FORWARD...

AND TO DOUBLE-TIME,

MARCH!

COME ON, GET THOSE HEADS UP.

PEP IT UP THERE! PEP IT UP THERE!

GET YOUR HEADS UP!

YOU'RE PRETTY FRESH FOR A CADET CORPORAL, AREN'T YOU, SHARP?

MAYBE I CAN AFFORD TO BE, SERGEANT.

ONE OF THESE DAYS, YOU'RE GOING TO TRIP UP THE WRONG LAD,

FIND YOURSELF FLAT ON YOUR FACE,

AND YOUR OLD MAN'S MONEY WON'T HELP YOU ANY.

THAT'S THE TROUBLE WITH THE ARMY, SERGEANT,

MAKES NO DISTINCTIONS.

NO. YOU'RE ALL ALIKE WHEN YOU GET HERE,

AND WE DON'T SAY "WELCOME TO WEST POINT"

AND TURN OUT A GUARD IN HONOR OF ANY CADET.

HERE'S SOMEBODY YOU'LL TURN OUT A GUARD FOR.

MUST BE A BRIGADIER GENERAL, AT LEAST.

SOME FOREIGNER CALLING ON THE COMMANDANT.

TURN OUT THE GUARD. GENERAL OFFICER.

TURN OUT THE GUARD!

GENERAL OFFICER!

FALL IN!

PRESENT...

ARMS!

ORDER...ARMS!

WELCOME TO WEST POINT, SIR.

MAY I DIRECT YOU TO THE COMMANDANT?

YES, IF HE'S THE PROPER PERSON FOR ME TO SEE.

I'M MR. CUSTER.

GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER OF MONROE, MICHIGAN.

I'VE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE ACADEMY AS A CADET.

WELCOME TO WEST POINT.

NICE WORK, SARGE.

DISMISS THE GUARD!

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, SHARP?

TAKE CHARGE OF THIS MAN.

I'LL SHOW YOU TO YOUR QUARTERS, MR. CUSTER.

WILL YOU BE KIND ENOUGH TO FOLLOW ME?

WHAT ABOUT THESE HOUNDS?

OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THEM.

THEY'LL FOLLOW ME.

UNLEASH THEM, BOY.

AND HERE'S A DOLLAR FOR YOURSELF.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WELL...

I'VE DONE 4 HITCHES IN THE U.S. CAVALRY.

I THOUGHT I'D SEEN EVERYTHING,

BUT YOU CAN CALL ME A MARINE IF THAT ISN'T THE STRA--

YOU FAVOR CAVALIER BOOTS, I SEE, MR. CUSTER.

THAT'S BECAUSE I'M GOING INTO THE CAVALRY, MR. SHARP.

IN MY OPINION, AN INFANTRYMAN'S NO BETTER THAN A BEAST OF BURDEN.

YOU HAVE DEFINITE IDEAS, MR. CUSTER.

WHAT MADE YOU HONOR THE ARMY BY CHOOSING IT AS A CAREER?

GLORY, MR. SHARP, GLORY.

I WANT TO LEAVE A NAME BEHIND ME

THAT THE NATION WILL HONOR.

THERE'S A GREAT MANY MORE STATUES FOR SOLDIERS

THAN THERE ARE CIVILIANS, I'VE NOTICED.

I'M SURE YOU'LL FIT RIGHT IN WITH THE STATUES, MR. CUSTER,

JUST LIKE PART OF THE HORSE.

WELL, HERE WE ARE, MR. CUSTER.

HANG THESE ORDERLIES.

THEY HAVEN'T MOVED PINCHBELLY'S THINGS YET.

BUT DON'T YOU WORRY, MR. CUSTER,

WE'LL FIX THAT RIGHT AWAY.

WILL YOU GIVE ME A HAND WITH THIS JUNK HERE, MR. CUSTER?

OH, CERTAINLY, MR. SHARP.

I TRUST I'M NOT INCONVENIENCING ANYBODY.

OH, NO, NO, MR. CUSTER.

ON THE CONTRARY,

IT'S YOU WHO HAVE BEEN INCONVENIENCED.

OH, NOT AT ALL.

WELL, I HOPE YOU'LL BE COMFORTABLE HERE.

OF COURSE, AS A FIRST-YEAR MAN,

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T RATE A SUITE.

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

WELL, CONFIDENTIALLY, MR. SHARP,

THESE QUARTERS ARE A GREAT DEAL BETTER

THAN THOSE I'M ACCUSTOMED TO AT HOME.

OH, IS THAT SO?

MY, THAT'S A--

THAT'S A DASHING-LOOKING OUTFIT YOU'RE WEARING, MR. CUSTER.

OH, THANK YOU, MR. SHARP.

YES, WE'VE--WE'VE NOTHING TO COMPARE WITH IT HERE.

HAVEN'T YOU? I HAD IT TAILOR-MADE IN MONROE.

I WANTED THE FOLKS TO SEE ME IN UNIFORM BEFORE I LEFT.

DID YOU, UH, DESIGN IT YOURSELF, MR. CUSTER?

WELL, NO, BUT IF YOU'VE A MOMENT TO SPARE,

I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE I GOT THE IDEA.

OH, CERTAINLY.

HERE.

ONE OF THE GREATEST HEROES WHO EVER LIVED, MR. SHARP.

MURAT,

THE KING OF CAVALRYMEN.

HE WAS KNOWN AS THE THUNDERBOLT,

AND HIS ONE TACTIC WAS...

"RIDE TO THE SOUND OF THE GUNS."

HMM. I MUST GET MYSELF A TIGER SKIN

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

QUITE A FELLOW.

OH, YES.

WELL, I MUST BE RUNNING.

I'M SORRY, WE CAN'T MAKE ARRANGEMENTS

FOR THE DOGS UNTIL TOMORROW, THOUGH.

OH, THINK NOTHING OF IT, MR. SHARP.

THEY'RE ACCUSTOMED TO SLEEPING WITH ME ANYWAY.

OH, AND THANKS VERY MUCH FOR YOUR KINDNESS TO ME.

WELL, CAESAR, WHAT DO YOU WANT, HMM?

WHY, YOU KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE ONIONS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

OH, YOU WANT YOUR BONES, EH?

COME ON. COME ON.

COME ON. COME ON.

OVER HERE.

HERE, CAESAR.

COME ON, HANNIBAL. COME ON.

HERE YOU ARE.

HERE. HERE, CLEOPATRA. THERE YOU ARE.

HA HA HA HA!

HERE. THERE YOU ARE.

HANNIBAL.

WHAT THE CONTINENTAL BLUE BLAZES IS THIS?!

OH.

SORRY.

SORRY?

SORRY. I DIDN'T HEAR YOU KNOCK.

YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME KNOCK?

UH...

ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU?

YES, THERE IS.

YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT YOU AND YOUR CONFOUNDED MENAGERIE

ARE DOING HERE IN MY QUARTERS,

YOU CAN TELL ME

WHY MY EFFECTS HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT INTO THE HALL,

YOU CAN TELL ME FROM WHAT LUNATIC ASYLUM YOU ESCAPED,

AND YOU CAN TELL ME HOW YOU'RE HERE

IN THAT COMIC-OPERA UNIFORM

INSTEAD OF AT A FANCY-DRESS BALL.

WELL, SIR, EXPLAIN!

MY NAME'S CUSTER, SIR--

CADET GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER--

AND I WAS ASSIGNED TO THESE QUARTERS.

OH, YOU WERE, WERE YOU?

WELL, I'M MAJOR ROMULUS TAIPE,

QUARTERMASTER AND COMMISSARY OF CADETS.

AND THIS HAPPENS TO BE MY QUARTERS.

AND YOU'RE AN IMBECILE.

WHO BROUGHT YOU HERE?

WELL, WHO BROUGHT YOU HERE?

I ASKED YOU A QUESTION.

WHO BROUGHT YOU HERE? WHAT'S HIS NAME?

MUDD.

MUDD? THERE'S NO SUCH NAME AT THE ACADEMY.

ARE YOU PRESUMING TO TRIFLE WITH ME?

WELL, DON'T YOU HEAR THAT CALL?

IT'S INSPECTION FOR NEW CADETS.

GET OUT AND FALL IN!

I DON'T THINK YOUR STAY

WILL BE VERY LONG WITH US, MR. CUSTER.

I'M RECOMMENDING YOU FOR A MENTAL EXAMINATION.

GET OUT!

GET OUT!

GET OUT, CONFOUND IT!

GET OUT OF HERE!

GET OUT! GET OUT OF HERE!

NEW CADETS, FALL IN!

GET IN LINE.

STRAIGHTEN UP THAT RANK.

PREPARE FOR INSPECTION!

ADJUST YOUR CHIN STRAP.

YES, SIR.

WHAT KIND OF SLOPPINESS DO YOU CALL THAT?

YES, SIR.

FIX YOUR BELT.