HowardTyler(FrankLovejoy)isafamilyman,livinginCalifornia,whocan'
tseemtogetbyfinancially.Hemeetsupwithasmall-time,butcharismatic,hoodJerrySlocum(LloydBridges).Soon,SlocumconvincesTylertoparticipateingasstationrobberiestogetby.Later,theykidnapawealthymaninhopesofgettingahugeransom.Thingsgowrongwhenthemanismurderedby...