
Feature film — 1952
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.
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A high-signal pick with 53 votes.
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Director: André de Toth
On screen
Cast & crew

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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