Springfield Rifle (1952)
Major Lex Kearney, dishonourably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, volunteers to go undercover to try to prevent raids against shipments of horses desperately needed for the Union war effort. Falling in with the gang of jayhawkers and Confederate soldiers who have been conducting the raids, he gradually gains their trust and is put in a position where he can discover who has been giving them secret information revealing the routes of the horse shipments.
Springfield RifleWar, Western
Cast
- Gary Cooper — Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
- Phyllis Thaxter — Erin Kearney
- David Brian — Austin McCool
- Paul Kelly — Lt. Col John Hudson
- Philip Carey — Capt. Edward Tennick
- Lon Chaney Jr. — Pete Elm
- James Millican — Matthew Quint
- Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams — Sgt. Snow
- Alan Hale Jr. — Mizzell
- Martin Milner — Pvt. Olie Larsen
- Wilton Graff — Col. George Sharpe
- George Eldredge — Judge Advocate (uncredited)
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