The Outriders

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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....

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Western

Duration:

93 minutes

Year:

1950

Director:

Roy Rowland

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Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast:
Joel McCrea

Will Owen

Arlene Dahl

Jen Gort

Barry Sullivan

Jesse Wallace

Claude Jarman Jr.

Roy Gort

Ramon Novarro

Don Antonio Chaves

Crew:
Roy Rowland

Director

Irving Ravetch

Screenplay

Irving Ravetch

Story

Richard Goldstone

Producer

André Previn

Original Music Composer