A long-lost gold treasure, believed buried in the sand dunes of the fabulous Walking Hills, attracts adventurers Jim Carey (Randolph Scott),a rancher; Shep (William Bishop),rodeo rider wanted for murder; Old Will (Edgar Buchanan); Chalk (Arthur Kennedy); Frazee (John Ireland),a detective hunting Shep; Johnny (Jerome Courtland),a cowboy and Josh (Josh White),an entertainer. Uninvited, Chris Jackson (Ella Raines, loved by both Jim and Shep, joins the treasure-hunters. Hard work, suspicion, danger and intrigues and hatreds culminate in a grim fight with shovels, and a raging desert sand-storm leads to the conclusion.
The Walking Hills
A group of treasure hunters search for a wagon load of gold, buried years before in Death Valley.