I, too remembered seeing this on TV as a youngster and was intrigued to see it show up on Encore one night. I expected a lackluster 1970's TV movie and even then it was a disappointment. The acting is wooden all around. The story is total tripe; the screenwriter gratuitously throws every legendary character from the Old West into the mix along with _almost_ every Old West cliché (at least the damsel in distress was never tied to the railroad tracks).
Even the racial stereotyping is uneven. The hero's sidekick is a Shakespeare-quoting escaped slave who also provides the narration which is in character with the semi-enlightened racial attitudes of the 1970's. Unfortunately, Custer's photographer is a buck-toothed Oriental man with thick glasses.
Production values are typical of late 70's/early 80's television movies and series.
It's worth a look if you saw it 25 years ago as a child and are curious but otherwise, leave it alone.
Even the racial stereotyping is uneven. The hero's sidekick is a Shakespeare-quoting escaped slave who also provides the narration which is in character with the semi-enlightened racial attitudes of the 1970's. Unfortunately, Custer's photographer is a buck-toothed Oriental man with thick glasses.
Production values are typical of late 70's/early 80's television movies and series.
It's worth a look if you saw it 25 years ago as a child and are curious but otherwise, leave it alone.