Set 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 serve as outriders—escorts for a civilian wagon train that will secretly transport Union gold from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to St. Louis, Missouri. The three men are tasked with leading the wagons into a raider trap in Missouri, but one of them begins to have misgivings about the plan. Cast: - Joel McCrea as Will Owen - Barry Sullivan as Jess Wallace - Arlene Dahl as Jen Gort - James Whitmore as Clint Priest - Claude Jarman, Jr. as Roy - Ramon Novarro as Don Chaves - Jeff Corey as Keeley Runtime: 93 minutes