Springfield Rifle
6.6
“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
48 people
Gary Cooper
Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
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Phyllis Thaxter
Erin Kearney
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David Brian
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Paul Kelly
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Philip Carey
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Pete Elm
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James Millican
Matthew Quint
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Sgt. Snow
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Alan Hale Jr.
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Martin Milner
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André de Toth Director · Frank Davis Screenplay Charles Marquis Warren Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4.9M · United States release October 22, 1952 · Produced in United States
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Worldwide gross
$4,900,000
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 22, 1952
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
October 25, 1952 · Theatrical
Germany
September 30, 1953 · Theatrical
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