War · Western
Springfield Rifle
The Gun... The Girl... They Made One Man The Equal Of Five!
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.
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With all the pomp and ceremony of a dishonourable discharge, "Kearney" (Gary Cooper) is drummed out of his regiment for having a much broader yellow streak on his trousers than usual. Leaving in disgrace, he is soon embroiled with some horse thieves, led by the aptly named "McCool" (David Brian), who have been helping themselves - thanks to a bit of insider information - to herds intended for the Union Army and selling them instead to some Johnny Rebs. It takes him a while, but gradually "Kearney" begins to earn a position of trust within this gang thanks to his considerable logistical skills - but is all as it appears to be? There's something of another 1952 film - "Against All Flags" to this, as we fairly quickly guess his motives and purpose and appreciate that this is a much more subtl
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