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 ...

Some things only look perfect.

The Outriders (MGM) is a horse opera with a Civil War overture and some of the prettiest scenery that Technicolor has ever coaxed out of the wide West. Three rebels (Joel McCrea, Barry Sullivan ...