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Springfield Rifle 1952 Directed by André de Toth

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres War , Western
Production Company Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date 22 October 1952
93 mins
Cast
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
Phyllis Thaxter
Phyllis Thaxter Erin Kearney
David Brian
David Brian Austin McCool
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly Lt. Col John Hudson
Philip Carey
Philip Carey Capt. Edward Tennick
Lon Chaney Jr.
Lon Chaney Jr. Pete Elm
James Millican
James Millican Matthew Quint
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
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)
George Bell
George Bell Trooper (uncredited)
Ray Bennett
Ray Bennett Commissioner (uncredited)
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown Trooper (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Kit Guard Barfly (uncredited)
Richard Lightner
Richard Lightner Lt. Johnson (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower Guard (uncredited)
Jerry O'Sullivan
Jerry O'Sullivan Lt. Evans (uncredited)
Betty Jean Onge
Betty Jean Onge Girl (uncredited)
George Ross
George Ross Riley (uncredited)
Crew
Director
André de Toth
André de Toth
Writers
Charles Marquis Warren
Charles Marquis Warren
Frank Davis
Frank Davis
Producer
Louis F. Edelman
Louis F. Edelman
Cinematography
Edwin B. DuPar
Edwin B. DuPar
Composer
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Editor
Robert L. Swanson
Robert L. Swanson
Sound
Charles Lang
Charles Lang
Story
Sloan Nibley
Sloan Nibley
Art Direction
John Beckman
John Beckman
Set Decoration
G.W. Berntsen
G.W. Berntsen
Makeup Artist
Gordon Bau
Gordon Bau
Music
Murray Cutter
Murray Cutter
Stunts
John Epper
John Epper
Ted Mapes
Ted Mapes
George Ross
George Ross
Jack N. Young
Jack N. Young
Assistant Director
Frank Mattison
Frank Mattison