Mrs. Cummings, a freelance magazine photographer and recent widow, travels with her model, Susan, on assignment covering resorts in California and Nevada. While driving west from Las Vegas, they pick up Jim Henry, a recently discharged Marine hitchhiking to a friend's home near the Salton Sea. Meanwhile, back in Las Vegas, a blonde woman known casually by Jim is found murdered, and Jim becomes the target of a manhunt led by Police Lieutenant White Eagle of the Las Vegas police. Cast: - Richard Conte as Marine Sgt. James Henry - Joan Bennett as Mrs. Cummings - Wanda Hendrix as Susan Willis - Reed Hadley as Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle - Mary Beth Hughes as Terri Smith - Iris Adrian as Sally Runtime: 70 minutes