The Flaming Frontier

The Flaming Frontier

A Spectacular and Thrilling Drama of the Glorious West!

NR 1926 · 90 min · ★ 8.0 · Western

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.

Directed by Edward Sedgwick · Written by Edward Sedgwick

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Hoot Gibson Bob Langdon
Anne Cornwall Betty Stanwood
Dustin Farnum General George Armstrong Custer
Ward Crane Sam Belden
Kathleen Key Lucretia
Eddie Gribbon Jonesy
Harry Todd California Joe
Harold Goodwin Lawrence Stanwood
George Fawcett U.S. Senator Stanwood
Noble Johnson Chief Sitting Bull
Charles K. French U.S. Senator Hargess
William Steele Penfield

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