Bitten by a rabid dog in a small Mexican town, Dr. Reuben (Glenn Ford) only has 48 hours to make it to a hospital in Buenavista. Joined by a working girl (Stella Stevens) and a construction worker (David Reynoso), Reuben makes an urgent journey across a barren desert while also coming to grips with the overwhelming guilt he feels over the deaths of his wife and newborn baby during childbirth. Offbeat thriller also stars Armando Silvestre, Ariadne Welter.