Duncan Craig signs on a whaling ship, partly because his own business deal has fallen through, partly to help Judie Nordhall find her father. Rumor has it that her father may have been murdered by Erik Bland, son of her father's partner and her one-time lover. Duncan and Erik find themselves on rival whaleboats and, ultimately, on an ice floe.
Alan Ladd
as Duncan Craig
Joan Tetzel
as Judie Nordhal
Basil Sydney
as Bland
Stanley Baker
as Erik Bland
Joseph Tomelty
as Capt. McPhee
Niall MacGinnis
as Dr. Howe
Jill Bennett
as Gerda Petersen
Peter Dyneley
as Miller
Edward Hardwicke
as Ulvik
Paul Connell
as Svensen