The Deserter

Tom Roberts, a newspaper reporter, is driving his wife, Eve, and 1-year-old son, Johnny, through the rugged California Sierras. Suddenly, they find themselves isolated by a landslide. While trying to prevent the family camper from rolling off a cliff, Tom is pinned beneath it. A mountaineer, Chad Walker, comes to their aid, sets Tom’s damaged legs, builds a fire and a lean-to, provides food, but refuses absolutely to take them down the mountain to the nearest open road.

A wilderness expert rescues a man, woman, and baby trapped by falling rocks in California's Sierra mountains. He agrees to keep them alive but won't lead them home to safety.

A mountain man saves a couple and their infant who are stranded by a landslide in the Sierra mountains of California. While he is willing to help them survive, he refuses to guide them back to civilization.