The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

115 mins | Adventure, War, Western | June 11, 1959

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.

The Horse Soldiers

115 mins | Adventure, War, Western | June 11, 1959

The Horse Soldiers
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers United Artists, Mahin-Rackin
Original title The Horse Soldiers
Directors Stanley K. Scheuer, Ray Gosnell Jr., Wingate Smith, John Ford
Writers Harold Sinclair, Martin Rackin, John Lee Mahin

Cast

John Wayne

as Col John Marlowe

William Holden

as Major 'Hank' Kendall

Constance Towers

as Miss Hannah Hunter

Judson Pratt

as Sgt Major Kirby

Hoot Gibson

as Sgt. Brown

Ken Curtis

as Cpl. Wilkie

Willis Bouchey

as Col. Phil Secord

Bing Russell

as Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee

O. Z. Whitehead

as Otis 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Hank Worden

as Deacon Clump

Chuck Hayward

as Union Captain

Denver Pyle

as Jackie Jo

Strother Martin

as Virgil

Basil Ruysdael

as The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)

Carleton Young

as Col. Jonathan Miles, CSA

William Leslie

as Gray

William Henry

as Captain

Walter Reed

as Union Officer

Anna Lee

as Mrs. Buford

William Forrest

as Gen. Steve Hurlburt

Ron Hagerthy

as Bugler

Russell Simpson

as Henry Goodbody

Althea Gibson

as Lukey

Gertrude Astor

as Townswoman

Bill Borzage

as Townsman

Danny Borzage

as Old Soldier in Line

John Ford

as Ned

Jack Pennick

as Mitch

Jan Stine

as Hoskins