 In this movie filmed and released in 1961 (and not a 1962 production), an escaped convict returns to town and begins a reign of terror. Marked for death are Dr. Dean Knudtson (John Pickard), his wife Janice (Peggy Stewart), formerly married to the killer, and Jeff Baxley (Herb Armstrong), on whose testimony the man was originally sent to prison. Sheriff Charles Morton (James Brown) and deputy Sam Freed (John Clarke)head a posse tracking down the killer in the desert. The man is found dead of the wounds inflicted by a prison guard trying to prevent his escape. The sheriff resigns his job and heads west with Joan (Jean Willes.)