Helped by socialite Janice Kendon and barkeeper Scott O'Brien, Arizona deputy sheriff Les Martin works to solve three brutal murders in and around the Grand Canyon. His efforts leads to the killer fleeing with Janice as a hostage and a chase by car and helicopter lead to a climax on a miner's bucket on cables a mile above the canyon floor.
Cornel Wilde
as Les Martin
Victoria Shaw
as Janice Kendon
Mickey Shaughnessy
as Scotty O'Brien
Edgar Buchanan
as Sheriff Edwards
Jack Elam
as Bill Ward
Rian Garrick
as Bob Kendon
Alexander Lockwood
as Jim Kendon
Tom Fadden
as Eli Jones
Wendell Holmes
as Sam Houghton
Hope Summers
as Motel Attendant
Dabbs Greer
as Gas Station Attendant
George Cisar
as Used Car Salesman
