Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.
Sterling Hayden
as Det. Lt. Sims
Gene Nelson
as Steve Lacey
Phyllis Kirk
as Ellen Lacey
Ted de Corsia
as 'Doc' Penny
Charles Bronson
as Ben Hastings
Jay Novello
as Dr. Otto Hessler
Nedrick Young
as Gat Morgan
James Bell
as Daniel O'Keefe
Dub Taylor
as Gus Snider
Gayle Kellogg
as Detective Kelly
Mack Chandler
as Sully
Iris Adrian
as Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited)