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Springfield Rifle

Year:

1952

Duration:

93 min

Genres:

War | Western

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

André De Toth

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1952-10-25

Filming Locations: Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

James Brown

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 (as Lon Chaney)

James Millican

Matthew Quint

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Sgt. Snow

Alan Hale Jr.

Mizzell

Martin Milner

Pvt. Olie Larsen

Wilton Graff

Col. George Sharpe

Vince Barnett

Cook (uncredited)

Ray Bennett

Commissioner (uncredited)

Michael Chapin

Jamie Kearney (uncredited)

Ben Corbett

Sergeant Major (uncredited)

George Eldredge

Judge Advocate (uncredited)

William Fawcett

Cpl. Ramsey (uncredited)

Kit Guard

Barfly (uncredited)

Richard Hale

Gen. Halleck (uncredited)

Poodles Hanneford

Cpl. Hamel (uncredited)

Edward Hearn

Calhoun (uncredited)

Eric Hoeg

Southerner (uncredited)

Richard Lightner

Lt. Johnson (uncredited)

Rory Mallinson

Barfly (uncredited)

Ewing Mitchell

Capt. Spencer (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Guard (uncredited)

Jerry O'Sullivan

Lt. Evans (uncredited)

Fess Parker

Jim Randolph (uncredited)

Mike Ragan

Red (uncredited)

Ric Roman

Guard (uncredited)

George Ross

Riley (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Barfly (uncredited)

Paula Sowl

Woman (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

Soldier (uncredited)

Jack Woody

Sims (uncredited)

Nedrick Young

Sgt. Poole (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Wilhelm Scream: heard when a Confederate solider is killed with a saber near the end of the raid where McCool is killed.

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Released the same year as Gary Cooper's most famous Western High Noon (1952), which also starred Lon Chaney Jr. in a secondary role.

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Goofs

When Kearney and the troopers ride out of town in the wagon with the Springfield rifles, at one point the edge of an automobile road can be seen in the lower left of the screen.

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When attempting to drive out the horse thieves by burning them out, the wagon section that Kearney drove is twice pushed over the edge in flames.

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Set during the Civil War (1861-1865), yet at least one character appears to have an 1873 Colt Army revolver.

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Quotes

Austin McCool, Raider Leader: Pick yourself a horse and use this outfit.

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Pete Elm, Leader of Non-military Raiders: [Rousing the Jayhawkers and Rebels] C'm'on, Rebs, stir up! This ain't no cotillion! C'm'on, boys, pack and saddle up! We're headin' south! Money in the sock, boys!

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Lt. Col John Hudson: Erin, you know what I would do if I were you? I think you ought to go home to your son. This is a man's world out here, and you don't belong. But remember this: people don't always act the way you expect them to. It doesn't mean that they aren't fond of you, or they don't love you. It simply means they may have a star to follow that's stronger than any personal tie.

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