Overview

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....

Featured Cast

Joel McCrea

Arlene Dahl

Barry Sullivan

Claude Jarman Jr.

Ramon Novarro

Ted de Corsia

Martín Garralaga

Jeff Corey

James Whitmore

Russell Simpson