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Gegenspionage

Originaltitel: Springfield Rifle
  • 1952
  • Approved
  • 1 Std. 33 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
6,5/10
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IHRE BEWERTUNG
Gary Cooper, David Brian, Frank Davis, André De Toth, Paul Kelly, Phyllis Thaxter, and Charles Marquis Warren in Gegenspionage (1952)
Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.
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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuMajor Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.

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    • André De Toth
  • Drehbuch
    • Charles Marquis Warren
    • Frank Davis
    • Sloan Nibley
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Gary Cooper
    • Phyllis Thaxter
    • David Brian
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    6,5/10
    2515
    IHRE BEWERTUNG
    • Regie
      • André De Toth
    • Drehbuch
      • Charles Marquis Warren
      • Frank Davis
      • Sloan Nibley
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Gary Cooper
      • Phyllis Thaxter
      • David Brian
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  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
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    Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    • Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
    Phyllis Thaxter
    Phyllis Thaxter
    • Erin Kearney
    David Brian
    David Brian
    • Austin McCool
    Paul Kelly
    Paul Kelly
    • Lt. Col John Hudson
    Philip Carey
    Philip Carey
    • Capt. Edward Tennick
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Pete Elm
    • (as Lon Chaney)
    James Millican
    James Millican
    • Matthew Quint
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    • Sgt. Snow
    Alan Hale Jr.
    Alan Hale Jr.
    • Mizzell
    Martin Milner
    Martin Milner
    • Pvt. Olie Larsen
    Wilton Graff
    Wilton Graff
    • Col. George Sharpe
    Vince Barnett
    Vince Barnett
    • Cook
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    George Bell
    George Bell
    • Trooper
    • (Nicht genannt)
    Ray Bennett
    Ray Bennett
    • Commissioner
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    James Brown
    James Brown
    • Pvt. Ferguson
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    Jerry Brown
    Jerry Brown
    • Trooper
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    Michael Chapin
    Michael Chapin
    • Jamie Kearney
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    Ben Corbett
    Ben Corbett
    • Sergeant Major
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    • Regie
      • André De Toth
    • Drehbuch
      • Charles Marquis Warren
      • Frank Davis
      • Sloan Nibley
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    thinker1691

    " No Man is really what he appears to be, that is until he's dead "

    The dates of the civil War stem from 1861 to 1865. In between, half a million men fought and died on both sides. Then Hollywood introduced the Western and then writers quickly retold the history depicting the many facets within the ranks of the two opposing camps. Here is one such story which if you don't look too closely, is interesting and confusing at the same time. The movie is called " Springfield Rifle " and stars one of the most enduring actors to filled the Silver Screen. Gary Cooper plays Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney a Union Officer who is cashiered out of the U. S. Army and branded a traitor. The audience however understands his cover as he joins the renegade outlaws who have been stealing herds of horses for the Confederacy. With danger threatening him on both sides, Kearney walks a tight-wire as he seeks out the ringleader of the outlaws. The movie is a cat-and-mouse game and Cooper is aptly supported with other notable western stars like. David Brian, Paul Kelly, Lon Chaney Jr. Alan Hale Jr. and Martin Milner as Pvt. Larsen. The entire cast assembles to provide real shoot-em-up action with the new Springfield Rifle and plenty of hair-raising excitement. Excellent western fare. ****
    7ma-cortes

    Thrilling chronicle of espionage and counter-espionage during the American Civil War decently directed by Andre De Toth

    Good Western with frantic action , thrills , fights , crossfire , wonderful outdoors , all of them keep things lively . Major Lex Kearny (Gary Cooper) is degraded and consequently considered a treacherous , as he becomes the North's first counterespionage agent , as he attempts to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War . Falling in with the band of Jayhawkers (Lon Chaney Jr. , Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams , among others) and Confederate soldiers who have been leading the raids , he gradually gains their trust to uncover their plans and reveal the routes of the horse shipments . But then , it appears his wife , Erin Kearney , (Phyllis Thaxter) and things go awry . At the end the good boys take the Springfield Rifles , ¨The Gun That Made One Man The Equal Of Five¨.

    Based on the real-life of Major Les Kearney who joined forces with outlaws to catch the thieves stealing Union horses . This exciting picture tells the story of an upright officer wrongly degraded , dishonorably discharged from the army for cowardice , being finely played by the great Gary Cooper who gives a perfect acting in his usual stoic style . And being released the same year as Gary Cooper's most famous Western , High Noon (1952), which also starred Lon Chaney Jr. in a secondary role . It contains noisy action , shootouts , a climatic confrontation on the final , twists and turns ; being breathtakingly photographed in WarnerColor . Interesting as well as stirring screenplay Charles Marquis Warren and Frank Davis , based on a story by Sloan Nibley .

    This undemanding western is plenty of suspense as the dreaded final attack approaches and the protagonist realizes he must stand alone against impossible odds and nobody is willing to help him but he is accused as a traitor , while he attempts to clear his name as a wrongfully accused soldier . This enjoyable tale is almost rudimentary though full of clichés , a good guy comes to narration is almost adjusted in real time from the starring is degraded , subsequently detained , imprisoned , escaped , until the ending take on , when he is besieged by the bad boys . Nice supporting actors largely hang around waiting for something to do , and with plenty of familiar faces , such as : Paul Kelly , David Brian , Philip Carey , Fess Parker , Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams , Lon Chaney Jr., Alan Hale Jr. , Richard Hale , Martin Milner and James Brown . Colorful cinematography by Edwin DuPair , being shot on location at attitudes of up 9500 feet on the slopes of California's Mount Whitney . Furthermore , a moving and agreeable musical score by the classical composer Max Steiner .

    This typical Western was professionally directed by Andre De Toth . At his beginnings De Toth entered the Hungarian film industry, obtaining work as a writer, editor , second unit director and actor before finally becoming a director. He directed a few films just before the outbreak of WW II, when he fled to England . Alexander Korda gave him a job there, and when De Toth emigrated to the US in 1942 , Korda got him a job as a second unit director on Jungle Book (1942) . Andre De Toth was a classical director , Western usual (Indian fighter, Man in the saddle , Ramrod , Last of Comanches , The stranger wore a gun), but also made Peplum (Gold for the Caesar) and adventure (The Mongols , Morgan the pirate , Tanganyika) . Probably his best known film is House of wax (1953), a Vincent Price horror film shot in 3D . Springfield Rifle rating : 6.5/10 , decent and acceptable Western , well worth watching .
    zeeeyedoctor

    de toth's humor

    andre de toth was a remarkable jewel in hollywood....perhaps possessing the most relentlessly savage humor of anyone in the history of that town....any movie he ever got his hands on were almost obsessive in his pursuit to put in his sharp jabs to the eye and ear....and springfield rifle is no exception....forget the plot and sit back and enjoy Cooper doing what he did best...being himself with that real western accent that only somebody who has spent more time on a horse than he should have owns.....and then get ready for a couple of de toth's unique moments.....the first coming when Cooper is talking to David Brian after stealing the horse out from under Lon Chaney Jr. and Chaney comes riding up sees Cooper and knocks him to the ground=====without mind you even a look by Brian over in Cooper's direction, but just giving Chaney a slightly narrorer pair of eyes as he kind of snarls....Pete i thought i told you never to ride a horse like that....................no other director in the history of hollywood ever ignored Cooper or their stories hero so gloriously.....and in film after film by De Toth, from House of Wax to Ramrod you get these moments..... but done so fast and laconically that you have to keep a sharp eye or they go right past you.............
    7scheelj

    4 out of 5 action rating

    See it- This is a diamond in the rough. It is relatively unknown but a must-see for Gary Cooper fans. Cooper plays his usual character of a man on a mission to redeem himself, but this is not a typical western. Exciting from start to finish, it's the story of the inception of counterintelligence used by the Union in the Civil War. It is not necessarily James Bond with a cowboy hat. It is still very much a western, and a refreshingly good Civil War movie for a change. Movie buffs will also get a kick out of a young Fess Parker. Full of twists and lots of battle scenes, it's a good old-fashioned, fun movie. 4 action rating
    6hitchcockthelegend

    Mixed bag in Cooper led espionage Oater.

    Depending on what reviews you read of course, Springfield Rifle is either a slowly paced pot boiler or an action packed suspenser. Such is the diversity of this form of the arts, you could easily favour one or the other and nobody could really argue with you. The truth is that André De Toth's film wants to be both, but with an almost dizzying plot and a misleading title, it winds up being an over ambitious picture that doesn't quite pay off on its promise.

    Gary Cooper stars as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney who gets himself cashiered from the army on a charge of cowardice in order to go undercover to break up a Confederate ring who are stealing horses during the civil war. But Kearney is not the only spy at work so his mission is a touch more complicated than at first thought. Not only that but he is so deep undercover his wife and son believe him to be a real coward and have therefore ostracised him. Oh and the new and war changing Springfield Rifle will have a part to play in the shenanigans.

    Released in the same year as Cooper was wowing genre fans in High Noon, De Toth's movie does actually feel like an attempt to cash in on the big mans star appeal. However, it should be noted that executives at Warner Brothers didn't want Cooper to play the role, fearing his wholesome image just wouldn't suit a role involving cowardice and double dallying for both parties in the war. De Toth stood by his guns and was rewarded, to my mind, by a film saving performance from Cooper. Frank Davis and Charles Marquis Warren adapt from a story written by Sloan Nibley (who is noted in the genre for his numerous work on Roy Rogers scripts), Max Steiner provides the score and Edwin B. DuPar photographs out of Lone Pine and Warner Ranch in California. The film is not shot in Technicolor {as stated by some reviewers}, it was shot in the Warnercolor process. With the result somewhat pleasing on the eye, notably the uniforms of the soldiers and the flame engulfed sequence towards the finale.

    The support cast are fair to middling. Lon Chaney Jr. is sadly a shadow of his former self, tho a good old dust up with Cooper raises the temperature. Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian, Paul Kelly & Philip Carey file in and say their lines. While Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams & Alan Hale Jr. deserved more screen time than they actually got. With surprises in the plot and Cooper adding some quality, Springfield Rifle is entertaining enough. But ultimately it ends up being a modest genre piece that really should have been much much better. 6/10

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      The opening scene has a matte shot with the U.S. capitol dome in the background. The dome was not completed until 1866.
    • Patzer
      In the mirror flashing scenes, Major Kearney tells the riders to hold their mirror steady for 30 seconds if everything is okay but flash it around if there are any problems and they'll wait to move the horses. In the next scene, the mirror can be seen flashing from the top of the ridge meaning there was a problem but the whole camp gets excited and moves out with the horses.
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      Austin McCool, Raider Leader: Pick yourself a horse and use this outfit.

      Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney: Any one?

      Austin McCool, Raider Leader: Suit yourself!

      Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney: I'll take the black.

      Pete Elm, Leader of Non-military Raiders: [Outraged] You ain't givin' it to him?

      Austin McCool, Raider Leader: You got one horse you can ride. Why do you want with another you can't?

    • Verbindungen
      Referenced in La rana verde (1960)

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      • 1. Oktober 1953 (Westdeutschland)
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      • Englisch
    • Auch bekannt als
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      • Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, Kalifornien, USA
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      • Warner Bros.
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