The Horse Soldiers
John Ford1959-06-11
John Ford's Thundering Spectacle
7
115 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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John Wayne | Col John Marlowe | Unowned |
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William Holden | Major 'Hank' Kendall | Unowned |
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Constance Towers | Miss Hannah Hunter | Unowned |
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Judson Pratt | Sgt Major Kirby | Unowned |
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Hoot Gibson | Sgt. Brown | Unowned |
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Ken Curtis | Cpl. Wilkie | Unowned |
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Willis Bouchey | Col. Phil Secord | Unowned |
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Bing Russell | Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee | Unowned |
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O. Z. Whitehead | Otis 'Hoppy' Hopkins | Unowned |
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Hank Worden | Deacon Clump | Unowned |
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Chuck Hayward | Union Captain | Unowned |
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Denver Pyle | Jackie Jo | Unowned |
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Strother Martin | Virgil | Unowned |
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Basil Ruysdael | The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy) | Unowned |
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Carleton Young | Col. Jonathan Miles, CSA | Unowned |
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William Leslie | Gray | Unowned |
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William Henry | Captain | Unowned |
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Walter Reed | Union Officer | Unowned |
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Anna Lee | Mrs. Buford | Unowned |
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William Forrest | Gen. Steve Hurlburt | Unowned |
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Ron Hagerthy | Bugler | Unowned |
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Russell Simpson | Henry Goodbody | Unowned |
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Althea Gibson | Lukey | Unowned |
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Gertrude Astor | Townswoman | Unowned |
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Bill Borzage | Townsman | Unowned |
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Danny Borzage | Old Soldier in Line | Unowned |
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John Ford | Ned | Unowned |
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Jack Pennick | Mitch | Unowned |
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Jan Stine | Hoskins | Unowned |
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Sam Harris | Major (uncredited) | Unowned |