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....
| Directing | Roy Rowland | Director |
| Writing | Irving Ravetch | Screenplay |
| Writing | Irving Ravetch | Story |
| Production | Richard Goldstone | Producer |
| Sound | André Previn | Original Music Composer |
| Art | E. Preston Ames | Art Direction |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Gene Coogan | Stunts |
| Directing | Jack Gertsman | Assistant Director |
