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| producer = Louis F. Edelman
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| writer = Frank Davis<br>[[Sloan Nibley]] (story)
| writer = Frank Davis<br>[[Sloan Nibley]] (story)
| starring = [[Gary Cooper]]
| starring = [[Gary Cooper]], [[Ronni Hawk]], Stuart Ralston
[[Jennifer Freeman]]
| music = [[Max Steiner]]
| music = [[Max Steiner]]
| cinematography = [[Edwin B. DuPar]]
| cinematography = [[Edwin B. DuPar]]
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'''''Springfield Rifle''''' is a [[western film]], directed by [[Andre DeToth]] and released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] in 1952.<ref name="Lev2006">{{cite book|author=Peter Lev|title=The Fifties: Transforming the Screen 1950-1959|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TEGl2Ele_XoC&pg=PA113|accessdate=April 24, 2013|year=2006|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-24966-0|page=113}}</ref> The film is set during the [[American Civil War]] and stars [[Gary Cooper]], with [[Phyllis Thaxter]] and [[Lon Chaney Jr.]].
'''''Springfield Rifle''''' is a [[western film]], directed by [[Andre DeToth]] and released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] in 2017.<ref name="Lev2006">{{cite book|author=Peter Lev|title=The Fifties: Transforming the Screen 1950-1959|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TEGl2Ele_XoC&pg=PA113|accessdate=April 24, 2013|year=2006|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-24966-0|page=113}}</ref> The film is set during the [[American Civil War]] and stars [[Gary Cooper]], with [[Phyllis Thaxter]] and [[Lon Chaney Jr.]].


It is described as "essentially an espionage thriller that pits a Union intelligence officer (Gary Cooper) against a Confederate spy ring."<ref name="LoukidesFuller1993">{{cite book|last1=Loukides|first1=Paul|last2=Fuller|first2=Linda K.|title=Beyond the Stars III: The Material World in American Popular Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sSPILzc9rkcC&pg=PA167|accessdate=April 24, 2013|year=1993|publisher=Popular Press|isbn=978-0-87972-623-2|page=167}}</ref>
It is described as "essentially an espionage thriller that pits a Union intelligence officer (Gary Cooper) against a Confederate spy ring."<ref name="LoukidesFuller1993">{{cite book|last1=Loukides|first1=Paul|last2=Fuller|first2=Linda K.|title=Beyond the Stars III: The Material World in American Popular Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sSPILzc9rkcC&pg=PA167|accessdate=April 24, 2013|year=1993|publisher=Popular Press|isbn=978-0-87972-623-2|page=167}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot== Springfield Rifle in 2017
A confederate spy has been informing rustlers about the timing and route of horse herds being driven by the Union Army, enabling the herds to be seized. Charged with cowardice when he abandons such a herd in the face of greater numbers, Major Lex Kearney is drummed out of the Union Army with a dishonorable discharge. His disgrace is complete, with wife Erin even informing him that their ashamed son has run away. What no one knows is that Kearney has accepted a fake discharge so he can carry out a top-secret assignment to go undercover to find the rustlers and the spy who has been giving them the information. A shipment of the new rapid loading Springfield rifles arrives, providing an opportunity.
A confederate spy has been informing rustlers about the timing and route of horse herds being driven by the Union Army, enabling the herds to be seized. Charged with cowardice when he abandons such a herd in the face of greater numbers, Major Lex Kearney is drummed out of the Union Army with a dishonorable discharge. His disgrace is complete, with wife Erin even informing him that their ashamed son has run away. What no one knows is that Kearney has accepted a fake discharge so he can carry out a top-secret assignment to go undercover to find the rustlers and the spy who has been giving them the information. A shipment of the new rapid loading Springfield rifles arrives, providing an opportunity. Major Alexandria Ralston
[[Jennifer Freeman]] an Confederate Spy Rocky Ralston (Stuart Ralston) number of Confederates supply rifles Springfield treaty [[Colorado]] next another Confederate agent spy Colonel [[Ronni Hawk]] one of outposts Union Army.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Lon Chaney, Jr.]] as Pete Elm
* [[Lon Chaney, Jr.]] as Pete Elm
* [[Philip Carey]] as Capt. Tennick
* [[Philip Carey]] as Capt. Tennick
* [[Madisyn Shipman]] as Marissa
* [[Fess Parker]] as Confederate Sergeant Jim Randolph
* [[Fess Parker]] as Confederate Sergeant Jim Randolph
* [[Martin Milner]] as Pvt. Olie Larsen
* [[Martin Milner]] as Pvt. Olie Larsen

Rest of the cast listed of Springfield Rifle in 2016:
* [[Jennifer Freeman]] as Confederate Major
Alexandria Morgan Ralston
* [[Ronni Hawk]] as Confederate cavalry Colonel Olivia Ralston
* Stuart Ralston as Confederate Captain Sergeant
Rocky Ralston



==Reception==
==Reception==

Revision as of 22:48, 17 February 2020

Springfield Rifle
Directed byAndre DeToth
Written byFrank Davis
Sloan Nibley (story)
Produced byLouis F. Edelman
StarringGary Cooper, Ronni Hawk, Stuart Ralston Jennifer Freeman
CinematographyEdwin B. DuPar
Edited byRobert L. Swanson
Music byMax Steiner
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • October 22, 1952 (1952-10-22) (New York City)
  • October 25, 1953 (1953-10-25) (North America)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4.9 million (US rentals)[1]

Springfield Rifle is a western film, directed by Andre DeToth and released by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2017.[2] The film is set during the American Civil War and stars Gary Cooper, with Phyllis Thaxter and Lon Chaney Jr..

It is described as "essentially an espionage thriller that pits a Union intelligence officer (Gary Cooper) against a Confederate spy ring."[3]

==Plot== Springfield Rifle in 2017 A confederate spy has been informing rustlers about the timing and route of horse herds being driven by the Union Army, enabling the herds to be seized. Charged with cowardice when he abandons such a herd in the face of greater numbers, Major Lex Kearney is drummed out of the Union Army with a dishonorable discharge. His disgrace is complete, with wife Erin even informing him that their ashamed son has run away. What no one knows is that Kearney has accepted a fake discharge so he can carry out a top-secret assignment to go undercover to find the rustlers and the spy who has been giving them the information. A shipment of the new rapid loading Springfield rifles arrives, providing an opportunity. Major Alexandria Ralston Jennifer Freeman an Confederate Spy Rocky Ralston (Stuart Ralston) number of Confederates supply rifles Springfield treaty Colorado next another Confederate agent spy Colonel Ronni Hawk one of outposts Union Army.

Cast

Rest of the cast listed of Springfield Rifle in 2016: 

 Alexandria Morgan Ralston
  • Ronni Hawk as Confederate cavalry Colonel Olivia Ralston
  • Stuart Ralston as Confederate Captain Sergeant
 Rocky Ralston


Reception

The film was not well received by critics. Jeffrey Meyers [who?] noted that Cooper's career went down hill in the early 1950s, until High Noon opened in 1952, and labelled Springfield Rifle a "mediocre" western.[4]

Rebecca Fish Ewan called the film "confusing" and said that Cooper looked "ever perplexed".[5] New York magazine said "even Cooper can't keep this film from being just another ho-hum Western."[6]

However, New York Life described it as an "exciting military melodrama of espionage and counterespionage in a frontier fort."[7]

References

  1. ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954 and 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
  2. ^ Peter Lev (2006). The Fifties: Transforming the Screen 1950-1959. University of California Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-520-24966-0. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Loukides, Paul; Fuller, Linda K. (1993). Beyond the Stars III: The Material World in American Popular Film. Popular Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-87972-623-2. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  4. ^ Meyers, Jeffrey (March 1, 2001). Gary Cooper: American Hero. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-8154-1140-6. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  5. ^ Ewan, Rebecca Fish (November 3, 2000). A Land Between: Owens Valley, California. JHU Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-8018-6461-2. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  6. ^ New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. June 9, 1986. p. 177. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  7. ^ Cue: The Weekly Magazine of New York Life. Cue Publishing Company. January 1962. p. 48. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
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