The Horse Soldiers
11/06/1959
2h

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.
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)


Cliff Lyons
Union Sergeant (uncredited)


Wilbur Mack
Townsman (uncredited)


Jack Pennick
Sgt. Maj. 'Mitch' Mitchell (uncredited)


Charles Seel
Newton Station Bartender (uncredited)


George Sowards
Wagon Driver (uncredited)


Mike Steen
Unknown (uncredited)


William Wellman Jr.
Bugler (uncredited)
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