Springfield Rifle (also known as Springfield Rifle ) is an American western film directed by Andre De Tot in 1952 at Warner Bros.
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| English Springfield rifle | |
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| Genre | Western war film |
| Producer | Andre de Tot |
| Producer | Louis F. Edelman |
| Author script | Frank Davis, Charles Marquis Warren, Sloan Nibley |
| In the main cast | Gary cooper Phillies Tuxter David brian Paul Kelly Lon Cheney Jr. |
| Operator | Edwin B. Dupar |
| Composer | Max Steiner |
| Film company | Warner bros |
| Duration | 93 minutes |
| Fees | $ 4,900,000 (US) |
| A country |  USA |
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| Year | 1952 |
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The film premiered on October 22, 1952.
Story
The film takes place during the civil war between North and South. Northerners suffer from a large shortage of horses. Lieutenant Colonel John Hudson was tasked with delivering the horses to the disposal of the Allied Army. But the spy informs the Confederates about the timing and route of movement of horse herds. While transporting horses to the plain, an unknown gang sympathizing with the armies of the South attacks them. The fort command realizes that there is a traitor among its own. During the next raid, Major Alex Kearney, in order to save people's lives, decides not to join the battle. He is accused of cowardice and, having demoted, is dismissed from the army. Then a free shooter from Springfield, Kearney becomes the first counterintelligence agent of the North. He undertakes to discover who is behind the theft of horses from the Allied forces' cavalry in Colorado . But the enemies accuse Kearney of being a spy for the army of the South and sentencing him to death ...
Cast
- Gary Cooper - Major Alex “Lex” Kearney
- Phyllis Tuckster - Erin Kearney, wife of Alex
- David Brian - Austin McCool
- Paul Kelly - Lt. Col. John Hudson
- Lon Cheney Jr. - Pete Elm
- Philip Carey - Edward Tennick
- James Millican - Detective Matthew Queen
- Guinn Williams - Sergeant Snow
- Alan Hale (Jr.) - Mitzcell
- Martin Milner - Olay Larsen
- Wilton Graff - George Shape
- Holly Bane - episode (uncredited)
- Vince Barnett - episode (uncredited)
- Ray Bennett - episode (uncredited)
- Ben Corbett - episode (uncredited)
- George Eldridge - episode (uncredited)
- Richard Hale - episode (uncredited)
- Rory Mallinson - episode (uncredited)
- Jack Mover - episode (uncredited)
- Ralph Sanford - episode (not in credits), etc.
Links
- " Springfield Rifle ” on the Internet Movie Database
- Gegenspionage (German)