A murderous thief on the run with stolen loot forces a poor rancher to guide him across the desert into Mexico. Accompanying them is the rancher's wife, who happens to be the killer's former girlfriend.
Ray Milland
as Nardo Denning
Anthony Quinn
as Ben Cameron
Debra Paget
as Meg Cameron
Harry Carey, Jr.
as Chet
Chubby Johnson
as Whiskers
Byron Foulger
as Floyd Barry (as Byron K. Foulger)
Tom McKee
as U.S. Border Patrol Captain
Frank Gerstle
as Harry Castleton
Lee Morgan
as Sheriff Lee (uncredited)