The Horse Soldiers (1959)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.262 |
Directed By
John Ford
Crew
John Ford
Harold Sinclair
John Lee Mahin
Martin Rackin
John Lee Mahin
Martin Rackin
David Buttolph
William H. Clothier
Jack Murray
Frank Hotaling
Web Overlander
Fae M. Smith
Allen K. Wood
Ray Gosnell Jr.
Wingate Smith
Victor A. Gangelin
Jack Solomon
Augie Lohman
Stanley K. Scheuer
John Veitch
Frank Beetson Jr.
Ann Peck
Walter Mirisch
Jim Burk
Everett Creach
Dick Dial
Patrick Ford
Chuck Hayward
Tom Hennesy
John Hudkins
Fred Kennedy
Cliff Lyons
Jack Lewis
Phil Rawlins
Ted White
Jack N. Young
TOP CAST
John Wayne
Col John Marlowe
William Holden
Major 'Hank' Kendall
Constance Towers
Miss Hannah Hunter
Judson Pratt
Sgt Major Kirby
Hoot Gibson
Sgt. Brown
Ken Curtis
Cpl. Wilkie
Willis Bouchey
Col. Phil Secord
Bing Russell
Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee
O.Z. Whitehead
Otis 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Hank Worden
Deacon Clump
Chuck Hayward
Union Captain
Denver Pyle
Jackie Jo
Strother Martin
Virgil
Basil Ruysdael
The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)
Carleton Young
Col. Jonathan Miles, CSA
William Leslie
Gray
William Henry
Captain
Walter Reed
Union Officer
Anna Lee
Mrs. Buford
William Forrest
Gen. Steve Hurlburt
Ron Hagerthy
Bugler
Russell Simpson
Henry Goodbody
Althea Gibson
Lukey
Gertrude Astor
Townswoman (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
Townsman (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Old Soldier in Line (uncredited)
John Ford
Ned (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Mitch (uncredited)
Jan Stine
Hoskins - Dying Soldier (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Major (uncredited)
David Ahdar
Soldier (uncredited)
Sarge Allen
Union Officer (uncredited)
Gordon Carveth
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack R. Clinton
Trooper (uncredited)
Otis Courville
Soldier (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
Townswoman (uncredited)
Richard H. Cutting
Gen. William T. Sherman (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Prisoner at Newton (uncredited)
Donald Foster
Dr. Marvin (uncredited)
John George
Townsman (uncredited)
Helen Gereghty
Townswoman (uncredited)
Helen Gibson
Townswoman (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Passenger to Newton Station (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Prisoner at Newton (uncredited)
Stan Jones
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
Fred Kennedy
Soldier (uncredited)
Roy Kennedy
Wrangler (uncredited)
Philip Kieffer
Officer (uncredited)
Robert Lewis
Townsman (uncredited)
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