A drifter finds himself wrongly accused of murder by a power-crazed sheriff. The sheriff gives him a horse, some supplies, and a one-hour head start into the desert before sending his murderous posse after him.
Henry Fonda
as Ben Chamberlain
Anne Baxter
as Valverda Johnson
Michael Parks
as Vince McKay
Dan Duryea
as O.E. Hotchkiss
Sal Mineo
as George Blaylock
Lloyd Bochner
as Mr. Gorman
Michael Burns
as Matt Johnson
Tom Reese
as Leo Weed
Bernie Hamilton
as Dickory
Zalman King
as Larkin
Madlyn Rhue
as Alma Britten
Walter Burke
as Abraham Berk
