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The Horse Soldiers ()

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In 1863, a Union outfit is sent behind Confederate lines in Mississippi to destroy enemy railroads but a captive southern belle and the unit's doctor cause frictions within ranks.
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Col. John Marlowe
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Maj. Henry Kendall
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Hannah Hunter
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Sgt. Maj. Kirby
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Sgt. Brown
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Cpl. Wilkie
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Col. Phil Secord
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Dunker
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Hoppy Hopkins
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Deacon Clump
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Union Captain
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Jackie Jo
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Virgil
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Commandant
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Col. Jonathan Miles
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Maj. Richard Gray
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Captain
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Union Officer
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Mrs. Buford
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Gen. Steve Hurlburt
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Bugler
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Sheriff Goodbody
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Lukey
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sarge Allen ...
Union Officer (uncredited)
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Townswoman (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
Danny Borzage ...
Old Soldier in Line (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
Otis Courville ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Jane Crowley ...
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Gen. William T. Sherman (uncredited)
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Prisoner at Newton (uncredited)
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Ned (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
Helen Gereghty ...
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Townswoman (uncredited)
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Union Soldier (uncredited)
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Major (uncredited)
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Passenger to Newton Station (uncredited)
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Prisoner at Newton (uncredited)
Stan Jones ...
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
Roy Kennedy ...
Wrangler (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Sgt. Maj. 'Mitch' Mitchell (uncredited)
Robert Perry ...
Drummer Boy (uncredited)
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Newton Station Bartender (uncredited)
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Wagon Driver (uncredited)
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Unknown (uncredited)
Jan Stine ...
Hoskins - Dying Soldier (uncredited)
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Bugler (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Ford

Written by

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John Lee Mahin ... (written for the screen by) and
Martin Rackin ... (written for the screen by)
 
Harold Sinclair ... (from the novel by)

Produced by

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John Lee Mahin ... producer (as A Mahin-Rackin Production)
Walter Mirisch ... executive producer (uncredited)
Martin Rackin ... producer (as A Mahin-Rackin Production)

Music by

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David Buttolph

Cinematography by

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William H. Clothier ... director of photography (as William Clothier)

Editing by

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Jack Murray

Art Direction by

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Frank Hotaling

Makeup Department

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Web Overlander ... makeup artist
Fae M. Smith ... hair stylist (as Fae Smith)

Production Management

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Allen K. Wood ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ray Gosnell Jr. ... assistant director
Wingate Smith ... assistant director

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Victor A. Gangelin ... set dresser (as Victor Gangelin)
Sam Gordon ... property

Sound Department

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Jack Solomon ... sound mixer

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Augie Lohman ... special effects (as Auggie Lohman)

Stunts

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Jim Burk ... stunts (uncredited)
Everett Creach ... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Dial ... stunt double: William Holden (uncredited)
Patrick Ford ... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward ... stunts (uncredited)
Tom Hennesy ... stunts (uncredited)
John Hudkins ... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Kennedy ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Lewis ... stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons ... stunts (uncredited)
Phil Rawlins ... stunts (uncredited)
Ted White ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack N. Young ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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John R. Hamilton ... still photographer (uncredited)
Harrold Weinberger ... first assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Frank Beetson Jr. ... wardrobe (as Frank Beetson)
Ann Peck ... wardrobe
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Location Management

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John Veitch ... location manager

Script and Continuity Department

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Stanley Scheuer ... script supervisor
Meta Stern ... script supervisor
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Plot Summary

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 Union officers each have different reasons for wanting to be on the mission. Written by John Vogel

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Also Known As
  • Les cavaliers (France)
  • Der letzte Befehl (Germany)
  • Missió d'audaços (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Misión de audaces (Spain)
  • Ratsuväen urhot (Finland)
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Trivia A long-time alcoholic, John Ford was ordered by his doctor to abstain from drinking or he would surely die from its effects. Even though he was notorious for his stubbornness, Ford obeyed the physician's orders. Still, the absence of drink caused him to treat his cast and crew rougher than usual. The one who usually got the worst treatment, drink or no drink, was John Wayne, and he got it good on set. Ford demanded that Wayne also abstain from drink, even though he had no such orders from his physician. Wayne begged producer Martin Rackin to get him away from Ford's omnipresent gaze, if only for a brief moment. Rackin obliged and lied to Ford, telling him that Wayne's teeth were beginning to show up yellow on film and that he needed to take both Wayne and William Holden to New Orleans to have their teeth cleaned. So the drunken trio spent a roaring night in the Crescent City, returning to a furious Ford, who knew through his spies exactly how many bars they had visited. See more »
Goofs In the shot right after Hank Worden throws the torch onto the cotton bales, look at the upper left of the screen. You will see an airplane flying from right to left. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Directed by John Ford (1971). See more »
Soundtracks I Left My Love See more »
Quotes Miss Hannah Hunter: [bending over with a plate of chicken, revealing ample cleavage] Do you prefer the leg... or the breast?
Col. John Marlowe: I've had quite enough of both, thank you.
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