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....
The Outriders cast
Joel McCrea
Character:
Will Owen
Arlene Dahl
Character:
Jen Gort
Barry Sullivan
Character:
Jesse Wallace
Claude Jarman Jr.
Character:
Roy Gort
Ramon Novarro
Character:
Don Antonio Chaves
Ted de Corsia
Character:
Bye
Martín Garralaga
Character:
Father Damasco
Jeff Corey
Character:
Keeley
James Whitmore
Character:
Clint Priest
Russell Simpson
Character:
Farmer (uncredited)
Dorothy Adams
Character:
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Gregg Barton
Character:
Outrider (uncredited)
Dale Belding
Character:
Farmer's Son (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman
Character:
Prisoner (uncredited)
Steve Brown
Character:
Boy Telling About the War (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
Character:
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Character:
Prisoner (uncredited)
David Clarke
Character:
Ross (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
Character:
Outrider (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
Character:
Outrider at Dance (uncredited)
Billy Dix
Character:
Outrider (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
Character:
Outrider (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Character:
Prisoner (uncredited)
Gil Herman
Character:
Captain (uncredited)
Al Kunde
Character:
Prisoner (uncredited)
Casey MacGregor
Character:
Outrider (uncredited)
Alex Montoya
Character:
Outrider (uncredited)
Merlyn Nelson
Character:
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Anton Northpole
Character:
Prisoner (uncredited)
William Phillips
Character:
Outrider at Dance (uncredited)
William Phipps
Character:
Young Union Guard Killed During Escape (uncredited)