An ex-convict, and ex-cop, finds himself in the midst of drama as a murder, of a female student, is commited at the university where he works as a night watchman. He is reluctantly drawn into the criminal investigation and eventually becomes a suspect in the case. Will he be able to find the real murderer and clear his own name, or not?
Burt Lancaster
as Jim Slade
Susan Clark
as Linda Thorpe
Cameron Mitchell
as Quartz Willinger
Morgan Woodward
as Philip Clayborne
Harris Yulin
as Sheriff Jack Casey
Robert Quarry
as Dr. Prichette
Joan Lorring
as Judy Willinger
Lawrence Dobkin
as Waldo Mason
Ed Lauter
as Leroy
Mills Watson
as Cash
Charles Tyner
as Ewing
Catherine Bach
as Natalie Clayborne
