Plot summary

After his girlfriend Sue leaves New York to advance her career in Hollywood, piano player Al Roberts decides to join her. Not having much money, he decides to hitchhike across the country. In Arizona, he gets a ride from Charles Haskell, a gambler and a bookie who happens to be headed to L.A. himself. When Haskell dies of natural causes, Al decides to take his identity. His bigger mistake is giving a ride to another hitchhiker, Vera, a pretty tough cookie who had previously encountered the real Haskell when he gave her a ride. She draws him into a crazy scheme.—garykmcd