Springfield Rifle

6.3 / 10

(43 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

War,

Western

Duration:

93 minutes

Year:

1952

Director:

André de Toth

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Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

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

Crew:
André de Toth

Director

Frank Davis

Screenplay

Charles Marquis Warren

Screenplay

Sloan Nibley

Story

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer