Springfield Rifle

61%
Oct 22, 52 War , Western

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.

Director
André de Toth
Screenplay
Charles Marquis Warren
Screenplay
Frank Davis
Story
Sloan Nibley
Original Music Composer
Max Steiner

Top Billed Cast

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

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