"A woman is kidnapped when she goes to get help for her husband who is trapped on a beach with the tide coming in to surely drown him."
Barbara Stanwyck
as Helen Stilwin
Barry Sullivan
as Doug Stilwin
Ralph Meeker
as Lawson the Fugitive
Lee Aaker
as Bobby Stilwin
Rico Alaniz
as Officer at 1st Roadblock (uncredited)
Salvador Baguez
Bob Castro
as Police Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Carlos Conde
as Tijuana Vendor (uncredited)
George L. Derrick
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Paul Fierro
as Mexican Lieutenant
Sol Gorss
as Captain's Driver Talking to Helen (uncredited)
Margarita Martín
as Mexican Mother (uncredited)
Victor Milner
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Alex Montoya
as Officer with Walkie-Talkie at 2nd Barricade (uncredited)
George Navarro
Charles Stevens
as Mexican Father
Ken Terrell
as Officer at 2nd Barricade (uncredited)
Louis Tomei
Juan Torena
as Mexican Police Chief
Felipe Turich
as Mexican Border Official (uncredited)
Natividad Vacío
as Persistent Tijuana Vendor (uncredited)
Bud Wolfe
as Lieutenant's Driver (uncredited)
Maurice Zimm
Story
Newell P. Kimlin
Editor
Director of Photography
Sol Baer Fielding
Producer
John Sturges
Director
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Frank Delmar
Wardrobe Master
Mel Dinelli
Screenplay
Helen Rose
Costume Designer
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Fred M. MacLean
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
William Ferrari
Art Direction
Helene Parrish
Hairstylist
Cedric Gibbons
Pat McNalley
Paul Marquardt
Orchestrator
Jasper Woltz
Sound
Joel Freeman
Assistant Director
George Parrish
Jack Aldworth
Charles Schnee
Executive Producer
William J. Hole Jr.
Script Supervisor
Dave Friedman
Unit Manager
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
Manuel Emanuel