Springfield Rifle (1952)

Springfield Rifle (1952)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1952-10-22 United States of America 93 Min. PG-13
6.1 39 votes
War, Western

Overview

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.

Cast

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