Sgt. Conniston and his alcoholic guide O'Toole are on the trail of an escaped murderer named Keith. When they catch up with him in the farthest reaches of Northern Canada, Keith turns out to be a dead ringer for Conniston. On the way back, the sled overturns, Keith grabs the gun and leaves them to die in the snow. After second thoughts he comes back and brings them to safety at an RCMP emergency cabin. Conniston dies of a frozen lung and Keith takes his place.
Charles Bickford
as Keith / Conniston
Evalyn Knapp
as Miriam
J. Farrell MacDonald
as O'Toole
Zasu Pitts
as Louise
Walter McGrail
as Martin
David Torrence
as McDowell
Frank Coghlan Jr.
as Mickey
Tom Santschi
as Shotwell
Alice Belcher
as Townswoman at Dance
Lionel Belmore
as Mountie
Willie Fung
as Eskimo
Frank Hagney
as Mountie
