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The Outriders

1950 • 1h33m Western

Rating

7.0/10

Popularity

1

Late in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison camp in Missouri. They soon fall into the hands of pro-Confederate raiders, who force them to act as "outriders" (escorts) for a civilian wagon train that will be secretly transporting Union gold from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to St. Louis, Missouri. The three men are to lead the wagons into a raider trap in Missouri, but one of them starts to have misgivings....

Details

Director

Roy Rowland

Screenplay

Irving Ravetch

Cast

Joel McCrea

Arlene Dahl

Barry Sullivan

Release date

3/1/1950

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

13