Springfield Rifle

    Springfield Rifle
    1952

    Synopsis

    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 CooperMaj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
    • Phyllis ThaxterErin Kearney
    • David BrianAustin McCool, Raider Leader
    • Paul KellyLt. Col John Hudson (Ft. Hedley CO)
    • Philip CareyCapt. Edward Tennick
    • Lon Chaney Jr.Pete Elm (as Lon Chaney)
    • James MillicanDet. Matthew Quint
    • Guinn "Big Boy" WilliamsSgt. Snow
    • Alan Hale Jr.Mizzell
    • Martin MilnerPvt. Olie Larsen

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