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Springfield Rifle (1952)
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Release Date:
25 October 1952 (USA)
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The Gun That Made One Man The Equal Of Five! more
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Gary Cooper | ... | Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney | |
| Phyllis Thaxter | ... | Erin Kearney | |
| David Brian | ... | Austin McCool, Raider Leader | |
| Paul Kelly | ... | Lt. Col John Hudson (Ft. Hedley CO) | |
| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... | Pete Elm, Leader of Non-military Raiders (as Lon Chaney) | |
| Philip Carey | ... | Capt. Edward Tennick | |
| James Millican | ... | Det. Matthew Quint | |
| Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | ... | Sgt. Snow | |
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... | Mizzell | |
| Martin Milner | ... | Pvt. Olie Larsen | |
| Wilton Graff | ... | Col. George Sharpe |
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93 min
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Color (Warnercolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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West Germany:12 (nf) |
UK:U (cut) |
Canada:PG (video rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 (1953) |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Approved (PCA #16005)
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Continuity: During the battle between the army (driving herd of horses) and the rebels, Pete Elm's face is dirty/clean/dirty between shots.
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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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Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney: What's worse, I'm used to bein' obeyed.
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Referenced in Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000) (TV)
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I agree the movie is an underrated western, it reminds one of John Ford movies, and the direction is great. Some of the acting and direction, e.g. when Col. Hudson figures out Lex is an agent, is really good, as well as other scenes with very subtly fine direction. What also occurs to me is that much of the cinematography in this film is pretty near fantastic. While the setting in Lone Pine, California is nice and makes the filming a little easier in that regard, the lighting and camera work are exceptional, including early and late day shots, and even for the average shots on the set, e.g. around the fort, lighting, etc. Some of the action shots are pretty darned amazing, too, including the running herds of horses. I noticed a mix of saddle horses, mules and draft horses in the herd, which I think lends some authenticity to the film.