gary cooper and susan hayward and and richard widmark be on a trip through the wild of mexico in search of gold . hayward husband be injure in a cave in at the mine and and she have offer the party a share of the wealth if they will help her injured husband . it sound simple enough and but there only one small problem a band of apache that be on the hunt for white scalp . however and the lure of the prospect of wealth spur the group on to the mine and and they reach the mine and save the husband and but now face the danger pose by the apache . each character offer some sense of presence to the film while cooper be able to portray the silent and strength of character person and while widmark add a philosophical and yet cynical and view of life in his role a fiske and a gambler . cameron mitchell and a mexican guide be along and with each hop for the gold and and the good life it will bring . and and each person have to face the danger pose in the garden of evil . susan hayward manage to keep the group together and but only till they reach the mine . after that and it become a tale of who will survive .