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.
Directed by André de Toth
undercover
horse
cowardice
battle
jayhawker
Trailer
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
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
James Millican
Matthew Quint
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Sgt. Snow
Alan Hale Jr.
Mizzell
Martin Milner
Pvt. Olie Larsen
Wilton Graff
Col. George Sharpe
George Eldredge
Judge Advocate (uncredited)
Crew
André de Toth
Director
Charles Marquis Warren
Screenplay
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Edwin B. DuPar
Director of Photography
Ben Corbett
Technical Advisor
Popular Reviews
1 review
Stockton DavisPRO
6.0★ · 12/11/25
A typical western. Nothing special. But it was a solid movie with good plot twists.
A typical western. Nothing special. But it was a solid movie with good plot twists.