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01/03/1950 Western 1h 33m
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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....

  1. Roy Rowland

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Joel McCrea

    Will Owen

  2. Arlene Dahl

    Jen Gort

  3. Barry Sullivan

    Jesse Wallace

  4. Claude Jarman Jr.

    Roy Gort

  5. Ramon Novarro

    Don Antonio Chaves

  6. Ted de Corsia

    Bye

  7. Martín Garralaga

    Father Damasco

  8. Jeff Corey

    Keeley

  9. James Whitmore

    Clint Priest

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-07-14
He said he was out of bullets...

The Outriders is directed by Roy Rowland and written by Irving Ravetch. It stars Joel McCrea, Arlene Dahl, Barry Sullivan, James Whitmore, Ramon Novarro, Jeff Corey and Claude Jarman. Music is by Andre Previn and cinematography by Charles Schoenbaum.

Plot sees McCrea as Will Owen, the alpha male of three Confederate prisoners who escape from Camp Benton Stockade and promptly get recruited by one of William Quantrill's Bushwhacker units. Assigned to infiltrate a Don Chaves (Novarro) run wagon train that's carrying a fortune in gold, the men must deal with ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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