Plot:

Major Lex Kearney, dishonourably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, volunteers to go undercover to try to prevent raids against shipments of horses desperately needed for the Union war effort. Falling in with the gang of jayhawkers and Confederate soldiers who have been conducting the raids, he gradually gains their trust and is put in a position where he can discover who has been giving them secret information revealing the routes of the horse shipments.

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Actors - Crew

Gary Cooper
Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney

Phyllis Thaxter
Erin Kearney

David Brian
Austin McCool, Raider Leader

Paul Kelly
Lt. Col John Hudson (Ft. Hedley CO)

Philip Carey
Capt. Edward Tennick

Lon Chaney Jr.
Pete Elm (as Lon Chaney)

André de Toth
Director

Charles Marquis Warren
Screenplay

Frank Davis
Screenplay

Sloan Nibley
Story

Max Steiner
Original Music Composer

Louis F. Edelman
Producer

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