Badly injured and hunted by the police, Lin Vanner a former oil worker takes refuge in a priest's home. Told in flashback form, he tells the priest what had happened. Lin Vanner is the manager of an oil company and the payroll has been stolen in a holdup. His fiancée urges him to pursue the suspect in hope that he will gain recognition. He begins his pursuit and ends up killing a innocent man when the man didn't raised his hands when challenged.. Vanner's fiancée broke off their engagement, and he resigned from his job. He later felt compelled to visit the dead man's widow, and ended up working on her ranch. But, as he now explains to the priest, the past has quickly caught up with him.
Credits:
Lew Ayres as Lin Vanner
Teresa Wright as Ellen
Victor Jory as Father Gomez
Jacqueline White as Luana Ware
Jimmy Hunt as Ellen's son
Barry Kelley as Earl C. Mahoney
Duncan Renaldo as Carlos
William Bakewell as Tolin
Milton Parsons as Thin Man
Frank Matts as Juan
Felipe Turich as Valdez
Edwin Rand as Sam Tevlin
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