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