In California's Death Valley a chemistry whiz-kid helps a sheriff track the man who murdered a wealthy mine owner who had been staying at a fancy winter resort.
J. Edward Bromberg
as Matthew Jericho
Betty Furness
as Kate Farnham
John Payne
as Jim Preston
Victor Kilian
as Sam
Bill Burrud
as Malcolm Berkhardt
Gavin Muir
as Herbert Willett
Gloria Roy
as Grace Hamilton
Andrew Tombes
as J. C. Farnham
Ivan Lebedeff
as Count Andre Lukacha
John Eldredge
as Dr. Galt
Julius Tannen
as Mr. Taylor
Lynn Bari
as Counter girl