Springfield Rifle (1952)
1h 33m
Running Time
October 22, 1952Release Date
Springfield Rifle (1952)
1h 33m
Running Time
October 22, 1952Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.
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
André de Toth
Director
George Eldredge
Judge Advocate (uncredited)
Charles Marquis Warren
Writer
Fess Parker
Jim Randolph (uncredited)
Ewing Mitchell
Capt. Spencer (uncredited)
Frank Davis
Writer
Richard Hale
Gen. Halleck (uncredited)
Sloan Nibley
Writer
Louis F. Edelman
Producer
James Brown
Pvt. Ferguson (uncredited)
Michael Chapin
Jamie Kearney (uncredited)
Max Steiner
Composer
Ben Corbett
Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Edwin B. DuPar
Cinematographer
Vince Barnett
Cook (uncredited)
William Fawcett
Cpl. Ramsey (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Judge (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Calhoun (uncredited)
Art Felix
Indian (uncredited)
Mike Ragan
Red (uncredited)
Nedrick Young
Sgt. Poole (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 22, 1952
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsAlabama Hills, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Springfield Rifle is an American Western film directed by Andre de Toth and released by Warner Bros. Pictures in 1952. The film is set during the American Civil War and stars Gary Cooper, with Phyllis Thaxter and Lon Chaney Jr.
It is described as "essentially an espionage thriller that pits a Union intelligence officer (Gary Cooper) against a Confederate spy ring."