The Outriders (1950)

Directed by Roy Rowland
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

In the waning days of the Civil War, Joel McCrae is ordered to escort a Yankee gold shipment across the west under the guise of "outriders". Most of the film takes place on that long journey. There is a tense square dance scene when the drunk men force the lone female to join them. Luckily McCrae is there to keep things in hand. Another good scene involves crossing a raging river by raft. In the end, though, McCrae simply lacks the necessary charisma to make this more than a passing western.