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The Flaming Frontier

The Flaming Frontier

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 11, 1926

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Western

User Score

60%

Original Title

The Flaming Frontier

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Director

Edward Sedgwick

Description

Bob Langdon, a young Pony Express rider, is given an appointment to West Point, but is forced to leave the academy as the result of political intrigue stirred up by enemies of his friend, General George A. Custer. Bob returns to the west and is made a scout for Custer's 7th Cavalry. At the Battle of Little Big Horn, Custer sends Bob with a message for aid, and Bob becomes the only survivor of the battle.