James Lake (Raymond St. Jacques) is an escaped black convict imprisoned for a murder he didn't commit. Leslie Whitlock (Kevin McCarthy) offers James money to kill his wife, Ellen (Dana Wynter). He declines and tries to look up his old flame Lily (Barbara McNair), but discovers his own brother is now married to the sultry nightclub singer. James returns to Leslie, and the trio travel towards a mountain retreat. James and Ellen escape and try to find the murderer who had framed James years before.
Dana Wynter
as Ellen Whitlock
Raymond St. Jacques
as James Lake
Kevin McCarthy
as Leslie Whitlock
Barbara McNair
as Lily
John Russell
as Sheriff
Ann Prentiss
as Thelma Wilson
Royal Dano
as Carl Blair
Steve Sandor
as Harry
Susan Seaforth Hayes
as Sally Blair
James Craig
as Police Chief Jim
Arthur O'Connell
as Prosecutor
Don Newsome
as William Lake
