The Outriders (1950)

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  • THE OUTRIDERS


    DIRECTED BY ROY ROWLAND
    MUSIC BY ANDRE PREVIN
    METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER (MGM)



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    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....
    Written by Mister-UHF


    Cast
    Joel McCrea ... Will Owen
    Arlene Dahl ... Jen Gort
    Barry Sullivan ... Jesse Wallace
    Claude Jarman Jr. ... Roy Gort
    James Whitmore ... Clint Priest
    Ramon Novarro ... Don Antonio Chaves
    Jeff Corey ... Keeley
    Ted de Corsia ... Bye
    Martin Garralaga ... Father Damasco
    and many more...


    Directed
    Roy Rowland


    Writing Credits
    Irving Ravetch ... (screenplay) (story)


    Produced
    Richard Goldstone


    Music
    André Previn


    Cinematography
    Charles Edgar Schoenbaum


    Trivia
    The film was originally to star Van Heflin, Van Johnson and John Hodiak.


    Filming Locations
    Kanab, Utah, USA

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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  • The Outriders is a 1950 Technicolor Western film starring Joel McCrea and Arlene Dahl.


    According to MGM records the movie earned $1,540,000 in the US and Canada
    and $639,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $497,000.



    User Review


    as far as entertainment is concerned, it sure delivers.
    30 August 2006 | by alexandre michel liberman (tmwest) (S. Paulo, Brazil)



    Quote from ALEX

    If I had to choose a western as a model of the highest qualities that were present in the 50's and were lost after the 60's it would be "The Outriders". It is not one of the greatest, but as far as entertainment is concerned, it sure delivers. It has a great typical western story about three Confederate prisoners who escape (McCrea, Barry Sullivan and James Whitmore) and end up with some Quantrill's followers commanded by Jeff Corey. Corey sends them on a mission to join a caravan which is leaving Santa Fe, which is carrying gold, and whose leader is the notorious silent movie actor Ramon Novarro. They will follow the caravan up to Cow Creek where it will be bushwhacked. The only woman present in the caravan is the beautiful Arlene Dahl. There are two great moments in the film: 1)They cross a river with a tremendous current with a raft tied at one side and using the current to get to the other. 2) there is a dance with the men drunk, and Arlene as the only woman tries to dance with them all and ends up dancing with McCrea, very sensual scenes. If you like westerns, don't miss this one.

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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