Sam Cooper (Van Heflin) is an old codger prospector who, along with his partner, finally hit the big vein deep in the desert of Nevada. In no time flat, his partner tries to kill him and, after turning the tables, Sam almost doesn't even make it back to the god-forsaken town from which they had come. Unsure whom to trust, he sends for a youth he once knew as a virtual son, Manolo (George Hilton), but when Manolo ends up bringing along his less than sympathetic friend Blond (Klaus Kinski] and much, much more), Sam calls upon Mason (Gilbert Roland) an old but hostile friend who has a score to settle with Sam. The less-than-harmonious group of four set out for the mine, but its remaining to be seen how many make it back.
