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Springfield Rifle (1952)

 -  War | Western  -  25 October 1952 (USA)
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Major Lex Kearny becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
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Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
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Erin Kearney
David Brian ...
Austin McCool, Raider Leader
Paul Kelly ...
Lt. Col John Hudson (Ft. Hedley CO)
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Pete Elm, Leader of Non-military Raiders (as Lon Chaney)
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Capt. Edward Tennick
James Millican ...
Det. Matthew Quint
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams ...
Sgt. Snow (as Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams)
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Mizzell
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Pvt. Olie Larsen
Wilton Graff ...
Col. George Sharpe
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Storyline

Major Lex Kearney, dishonorably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, has actually volunteered 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. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>

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The right man... for the right gun! See more »

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War | Western

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25 October 1952 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Gegenspionage  »

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(RCA Sound System)

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1.37 : 1
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Goofs

Film is set during the Civil War which took place in 1861-1865, yet one of the characters is seen to be using what appears to be a model 1873 Colt Army revolver. See more »

Quotes

Austin McCool, Raider Leader: Kind of used to givin' orders, ain't you?
Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney: What's worse, I'm used to bein' obeyed.
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Referenced in Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000) See more »

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4 out of 5 action rating
19 November 2012 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

See it- This is a diamond in the rough. It is relatively unknown but a must-see for Gary Cooper fans. Cooper plays his usual character of a man on a mission to redeem himself, but this is not a typical western. Exciting from start to finish, it's the story of the inception of counterintelligence used by the Union in the Civil War. It is not necessarily James Bond with a cowboy hat. It is still very much a western, and a refreshingly good Civil War movie for a change. Movie buffs will also get a kick out of a young Fess Parker. Full of twists and lots of battle scenes, it's a good old-fashioned, fun movie. 4 action rating


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