Trivia: This movie is based (loosely of course) on an actual Civil War raid led by Colonel Benjamin Grierson. See: "Grierson's Raid: A Cavalry Adventure of the Civil War" by Dee Brown.
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
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Directed by: John Ford
Starring: Constance Towers, John Wayne, Judson Pratt, William Holden
Continuity mistake: When Colonel Marlowe blows the bridge near the end of the film, a pair of spectacular explosions ensue, tossing planks and beams into the air. However, as Hannah Hunter gazes at his retreating form, the bridge is still intact.
Union Soldier: They're just kids from a military school.
Soldier: Yeah, but they keep comin'.
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