The Horse Soldiers(1959)
movie - first aired/released 1959-06-11 - 115 min - audience 6.9
Western, War
Directed by John Ford
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.
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Cast
John WayneCol John Marlowe
William HoldenMajor 'Hank' Kendall
Constance TowersMiss Hannah Hunter
Judson PrattSgt Major Kirby
Hoot GibsonSgt. Brown
Ken CurtisCpl. Wilkie
Willis BoucheyCol. Phil Secord
Bing RussellDunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee
O.Z. WhiteheadOtis 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Hank WordenDeacon Clump
Chuck HaywardUnion Captain
Denver PyleJackie Jo
Strother MartinVirgil
Basil RuysdaelThe Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)
Carleton YoungCol. Jonathan Miles, CSA
William LeslieGray
William HenryCaptain
Walter ReedUnion Officer
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Anna LeeMrs. Buford
William ForrestGen. Steve Hurlburt
Ron HagerthyBugler
Russell SimpsonHenry Goodbody- Althea GibsonLukey
Gertrude AstorTownswoman (uncredited)
Bill BorzageTownsman (uncredited)- Danny BorzageOld Soldier in Line (uncredited)
John FordNed (uncredited)
Jack PennickMitch (uncredited), Sgt. Maj. 'Mitch' Mitchell (uncredited)- Jan StineHoskins - Dying Soldier (uncredited)
- Sam HarrisMajor (uncredited)
- David AhdarSoldier (uncredited)
- Sarge AllenUnion Officer (uncredited)
- Gordon CarvethTownsman (uncredited)
- Jack R. ClintonTrooper (uncredited)
- Otis CourvilleSoldier (uncredited)
- Jane CrowleyTownswoman (uncredited)
Richard H. CuttingGen. William T. Sherman (uncredited)- Duke FishmanPrisoner at Newton (uncredited)
- Donald FosterDr. Marvin (uncredited)
John GeorgeTownsman (uncredited)- Helen GereghtyTownswoman (uncredited)
Helen GibsonTownswoman (uncredited)
Fred GrahamUnion Soldier (uncredited)
Stuart HolmesPassenger to Newton Station (uncredited)
Michael JeffersPrisoner at Newton (uncredited)
Stan JonesGen. Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)- Fred KennedySoldier (uncredited)
- Roy KennedyWrangler (uncredited)
- Philip KiefferOfficer (uncredited)
- Robert LewisTownsman (uncredited)
Cliff LyonsUnion Sergeant (uncredited)
Wilbur MackTownsman (uncredited)
Charles SeelNewton Station Bartender (uncredited)
George SowardsWagon Driver (uncredited)
Mike SteenUnknown (uncredited)
William Wellman Jr.Bugler (uncredited)
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