Springfield Rifle (1952)
Springfield Rifle (1952)
The Gun... The Girl... They Made One Man The Equal Of Five!
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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Cast

Gary Cooper Gary Cooper As: Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
Phyllis Thaxter Phyllis Thaxter As: Erin Kearney
David Brian David Brian As: Austin McCool, Raider Leader
Paul Kelly Paul Kelly As: Lt. Col John Hudson (Ft. Hedley CO)
Philip Carey Philip Carey As: Capt. Edward Tennick
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: The Gun... The Girl... They Made One Man The Equal Of Five!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: War, Western

Language: English

Release Date: 22 October 1952

Country: US

Runtime: 93m

Company Credits

Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney

Phyllis Thaxter

Phyllis Thaxter

Erin Kearney

David Brian

David Brian

Austin McCool, Raider Leader

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Lt. Col John Hudson (Ft. Hedley CO)

Philip Carey

Philip Carey

Capt. Edward Tennick

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Pete Elm (as Lon Chaney)

James Millican

James Millican

Det. Matthew Quint

Guinn

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

Sgt. Snow

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Mizzell

Martin Milner

Martin Milner

Pvt. Olie Larsen

Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff

Col. George Sharpe

George Eldredge

George Eldredge

Judge Advocate (uncredited)

Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Jim Randolph (uncredited)

Ewing Mitchell

Ewing Mitchell

Capt. Spencer (uncredited)

Richard Hale

Richard Hale

Gen. Halleck (uncredited)

James Brown

James Brown

Pvt. Ferguson (uncredited)

Michael Chapin

Michael Chapin

Jamie Kearney (uncredited)

Ben Corbett

Ben Corbett

Sergeant Major (uncredited)

Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

Cook (uncredited)

William Fawcett

William Fawcett

Cpl. Ramsey (uncredited)

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

Calhoun (uncredited)

Art Felix

Art Felix

Indian (uncredited)

Mike Ragan

Mike Ragan

Red (uncredited)

Nedrick Young

Nedrick Young

Sgt. Poole (uncredited)

Jack Woody

Jack Woody

Sims (uncredited)

Tony Urchel

Tony Urchel

Indian (uncredited)

Artie Ortego

Artie Ortego

Spectator at Ceremony (uncredited)

Ric Roman

Ric Roman

Guard (uncredited)

Poodles Hanneford

Poodles Hanneford

Cpl. Hamel (uncredited)

George Sowards

George Sowards

Trooper (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

Jack Tornek

Trooper (uncredited)

William Steele

William Steele

Trooper (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Philo McCullough

Barfly (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Barfly (uncredited)

Rory Mallinson

Rory Mallinson

Barfly (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Barfly (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall

Judge (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Man in Corridor (uncredited)

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Gordon Bau

Gordon Bau

Makeup Artist

Sound

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

Charles Lang

Charles Lang

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Edwin B. DuPar

Edwin B. DuPar

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

G.W. Berntsen

G.W. Berntsen

Set Decoration

John Beckman

John Beckman

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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