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.

Release Date

22 October 1952

93 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
Erin Kearney
Austin McCool, Raider Leader
Lt. Col John Hudson (Ft. Hedley CO)
Capt. Edward Tennick
Pete Elm (as Lon Chaney)
Det. Matthew Quint
Pvt. Olie Larsen
Col. George Sharpe
Judge Advocate (uncredited)