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....
Joel McCrea
Arlene Dahl
Barry Sullivan
Claude Jarman Jr.
Ramon Novarro
Ted de Corsia
Martín Garralaga
Jeff Corey
James Whitmore
Russell Simpson
Dorothy Adams
Gregg Barton
Dale Belding
Rudy Bowman
Steve Brown
Buck Bucko
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
David Clarke
Gene Coogan
Dick Curtis
Billy Dix
Joe Dominguez
Billy Engle
Gil Herman
Al Kunde
Casey MacGregor
Alex Montoya
Merlyn Nelson
Anton Northpole
William Phillips
William Phipps
John Rice
Frank Richards
Carlos Rivero
Allen D. Sewall
Clint Sharp
Nipo T. Strongheart
José Sáenz
Harry Tenbrook
George Tyne
Robert B. Williams