The read
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
When selfish and arrogant millionaire Donald Carson fractures his leg during a desert vacation, his wife, Geraldine, leaves with their friend Joseph Duncan to supposedly get help. However, the two of them are really lovers who are leaving Carson to die in the heat. Slowly, Carson realizes he is on his own and vows revenge on the traitorous couple. Having had a privileged life, Carson must now use his wits to stay alive.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
44 audience votes
Key crew
- Roy Ward BakerDirector
- Francis M. CockrellWriter
- Paul SawtellOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert RyanDonald Whitley Carson III
- Rhonda FlemingGeraldine Carson
- William LundiganJoseph Duncan
- Larry KeatingDave Emory
- Henry HullSam Elby
- Carl BetzLt. Mike Platt
- Robert BurtonSheriff
- Barbara PepperWaitress (uncredited)
- Everett GlassMason (uncredited)
- Robert AdlerKen - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- Harry CarterDeputy Fred Parks (uncredited)
- Charles J. Conrad(uncredited)
Stills
Themes
survivaldesert