Storyline

Late in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers escape from Camp Benton, a Union prison camp in Missouri. They soon fall into the hands of pro-Confederate raiders, who force them to to go to Santa Fe to join a civilian wagon train that will be secretly transporting $1miilion in Union gold to St. Louis, Missouri. The three men are to lead the wagons into a raider trap at Cow Creek in Missouri, but one of them builds friendships with the wagon train travelers and a widow and he continues to have doubts and misgivings..—Mister-UHF

Plot Keywords

mexican standoff, flintlock rifle, river crossing, american civil war

Short Review

Joel McCrea's 'rebirth' in 50's and 60's westerns as the aging cowboy is so refreshing. He portrayed the 'nice guy' in the 30's and 40's but his acting was never convincing. Good film ... Widmark is great and Dahl is stunning.

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