A group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to seek the help of Mongol nomads to regain their ship while under attack from the Japanese.
Richard Widmark
as Sam McHale
Don Taylor
as Jenkins
Max Showalter
as Walter Landers
Murvyn Vye
as Kengtu
Darryl Hickman
as Wilbur "Coney" Cohen
Martin Milner
as Elwood Halsey
Ross Bagdasarian
as Paul Sabatello
Judy Dan
as Nura-Salu
Rodolfo Acosta
as Tomec
Russell Collins
as Hobart Wyatt
Leonard Strong
as Wali-Akhun
Earl Holliman
as Frank Swenson (uncredited)