Sam Hurley, "Nation's No. 1 killer" with a cold contempt for "heroes," escapes prison with two companions and takes a mixed bag of hostages to Nevada ghost town Lost Hope City. He knows they won't be found there because an atom-bomb test is planned for next morning! Relationships shift and tension builds as Hurley keeps the others in suspense as to whether he will let them escape before bomb time.

Starring:

Robert Paige, Bill Wallace, Benny Burt, Alex Sharp, David McMahon, Nestor Paiva, John Cliff, John Diggs, William Forrest, Nelson Leigh, Dick Crockett, Frank Marlowe, Fred Graham, Fred Aldrich, Keith Andes

Genre:

Film-Noir, Thriller, Crime, Drama