When practicing for a role, actor Jack is mistaken for the killer Ace. He doesn't realize this until it's too late and is carried off to gangster boss Leo Smooth, who wants Ace to do a job for him. Fearing for his life, Jack plays his role, but always searching for a way out of the well-guarded house.
Dick Van Dyke
Edward G. Robinson
Dorothy Provine
Henry Silva
Tony Bill
Slim Pickens
Jack Elam
Ned Glass
Richard Bakalyan
Mickey Shaughnessy
Philip Coolidge
James Millhollin
Joanna Moore