Springfield Rifle

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

Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney

Phyllis Thaxter

Erin Kearney

David Brian

Austin McCool

Paul Kelly

Lt. Col John Hudson

Philip Carey

Capt. Edward Tennick

Lon Chaney Jr.

Pete Elm

James Millican

Matthew Quint

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Sgt. Snow

Alan Hale Jr.

Mizzell

Martin Milner

Pvt. Olie Larsen

Wilton Graff

Col. George Sharpe

George Eldredge

Judge Advocate (uncredited)