Springfield Rifle 1952

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, Raider Leader 

Paul Kelly
Lt. Col John Hudson (Ft. Hedley CO) 

Philip Carey
Capt. Edward Tennick 

Lon Chaney Jr.
Pete Elm (as Lon Chaney)