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Conniving businessman Paul Blake (Steve Cochran) and his right-hand man Frank Hudson (Hugh O’Brian) brutally murder a native man, stealing his maps and attacking his dog.
Meanwhile, valliant Captain Peter Keith (Rock Hudson) and his wife Dolores (Marcia Henderson) arrive in the town’s dock with a hefty cargo of furs, hoping to return home to North America before winter hits.
The two villains are determined to destroy their plans, conspiring to keep their boat docked until conditions are too icy to sail in. What’s more, Blake’s leering stare has moved to the innocent captain’s wife…