Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle

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Jayhawker | Undercover

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  • Genre(s): War, Western
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): André De Toth, Frank Mattison
  • Cast(s): Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian, Paul Kelly, Philip Carey See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 33min
  • Music: Max Steiner,Murray Cutter,Charles Lang
  • Similar To: Wicked Spring, Blind Justice
  • Story:
    Major Lex Kearney, dishonorably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, has actually volunteered 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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6.6/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
Major Lex Kearney, dishonorably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, has actually volunteered 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.
Ratings

6.6/10

IMDb

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

The opening scene has a matte shot with the U.S. capitol dome in the background. The dome was not completed until 1866.

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

According Ben Mankiewicz of TCM, while the crew was filming on location at Lone Pine, California at the base of Mount Whitney, a mushroom cloud from a nuclear device was seen on the horizon coming from a Nevada nuclear test site. The test site was operational from 1951 until 1992.

At 53:56 a Wilhelm Scream is heard when a Confederate soldier is killed with a sabre.

Most of the actors are armed with the Colt Single Action Army (SAA) model of 1873, specifically the cavalry model with the 7½" barrel.

Popular Dialogues

"Austin McCool, Raider Leader: Pick yourself a horse and use this outfit. Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney: Any one? Austin McCool, Raider Leader: Suit yourself! Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney: I'll take the black. Pete Elm, Leader of Non-military Raiders: [Outraged] You ain't givin' it to him? Austin McCool, Raider Leader: You got one horse you can ride. Why do you want with another you can't?"

"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! [Laughs]"