The Horse Soldiers (1959)

Dir: John Ford Adventure / War / Western stars 3

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The Horse Soldiers is an American western first released in 1959, directed by John Ford. The film stars John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers, Judson Pratt and Hoot Gibson. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: John Ford
Script: Harold Sinclair
Photo: William H. Clothier
Music: David Buttolph
Cast: John Wayne (Col. John Marlowe), William Holden (Maj. Henry ’Hank’ Kendall (regimental surgeon)), Constance Towers (Miss Hannah Hunter of Greenbriar), Judson Pratt (Sgt. Maj. 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 (medical assistant)), Hank Worden (Deacon Clump), Chuck Hayward (Union captain), Denver Pyle (Jackie Jo (rebel deserter)), Strother Martin (Virgil (rebel deserter)), Basil Ruysdael (The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)), Carleton Young (Col. Jonathan Miles, CSA), William Leslie (Maj. Richard Gray), William Henry (Confederate lieutenant), Walter Reed (Union officer), Anna Lee (Mrs. Buford), William Forrest (Gen. Steve Hurlburt), Ron Hagerthy (Bugler), Russell Simpson (Acting Sheriff Henry Goodbody), Althea Gibson (Lukey (Hannah Hunter’s maid)), Sarge Allen (Union officer), Danny Borzage (Ned), Otis Courville (Soldier), Richard H. Cutting (Gen. William T. Sherman), Fred Graham (Union soldier), Sam Harris (Passenger to Newton Station), Stuart Holmes (Passenger to Newton Station), Stan Jones (Gen. Ulysses S. Grant), Fred Kennedy (Soldier), Roy Kennedy (Wrangler), Jack Pennick (Sgt. Maj. ’Mitch’ Mitchell), Charles Seel (Newton Station bartender), Jan Stine (Union General), William Wellman Jr. (Bugler)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 115 min

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