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