Springfield Rifle
NR
1952
93 minutes
Overview
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.
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Gary Cooper
Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
Phyllis Thaxter
Erin Kearney
David Brian
Austin McCool, Raider Leader
Paul Kelly
Lt. Col John Hudson (Ft. Hedley CO)
Philip Carey
Capt. Edward Tennick
Lon Chaney Jr.
Pete Elm (as Lon Chaney)
James Millican
Det. 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)
Fess Parker
Jim Randolph (uncredited)
Ewing Mitchell
Capt. Spencer (uncredited)
Richard Hale
Gen. Halleck (uncredited)
James Brown
Pvt. Ferguson (uncredited)
Michael Chapin
Jamie Kearney (uncredited)
Ben Corbett
Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Vince Barnett
Cook (uncredited)
William Fawcett
Cpl. Ramsey (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Calhoun (uncredited)
Art Felix
Indian (uncredited)
Mike Ragan
Red (uncredited)
Nedrick Young
Sgt. Poole (uncredited)
Jack Woody
Sims (uncredited)
Tony Urchel
Indian (uncredited)
Artie Ortego
Spectator at Ceremony (uncredited)
Ric Roman
Guard (uncredited)
Poodles Hanneford
Cpl. Hamel (uncredited)
George Sowards
Trooper (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Trooper (uncredited)
William Steele
Trooper (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Barfly (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Barfly (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson
Barfly (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Barfly (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Judge (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Man in Corridor (uncredited)