Pedley to certain death by freezing, Vincent continues to support the constable, handcuffing him to the sled to keep him moving. Eventually, he abandons the sled to have the dogs lead a delirious Pedley to the cabin. There, the Indian girl angrily asks Vincent why he saved the man who is sworn to take him to jail. Vincent tells her that he was saved by needing to accomplish the task of bringing Pedley to safety, and by his promise to do it. Pedley is so traumatized by the ordeal that he is unable to speak, despite Vincent and the girl's best efforts to revive him. Shortly thereafter, while trying to discreetly buy provisions for the men at the general store, the Indian girl is approached by Callahan (J. M. Kerrigan), who hands her some tobacco free of charge and warns her that the local sergeant is looking for the two men. He tells her that "while some men" might think Vincent and Pedley might have become lost and died in the wilderness, he knows better. When she returns to the cabin, she finds Vincent still unable to break Pedley free from his fugue state. Vincent decides that the two men should travel the river and brave the rapids in an attempt to shake Pedley out of his condition. The two men embark on a harrowing journey downriver in the canoe over treacherous rapids. Fearful for his life, Pedley finally begins speaking again, ordering Vincent to turn the canoe around, and when Vincent refuses, he tries to shoot him. The canoe capsizes, and the two men are thrown free, nearly drowning. As the two bedraggled men drag themselves to shore along the bank of the river, Pedley thanks Vincent. At a court hearing, Pedley testifies about the events, including the canoe trip, and the magistrate (Holmes Herbert) orders Vincent released. As Vincent and the Indian girl depart, they give Pedley an orange kitten and tell him to "build a house around it." He names the kitten "Bebi," and with the kitten on his shoulder, watches the couple head down the river in a canoe, free. Cast Stewart Granger as Jules Vincent Wendell Corey as Constable Pedley Cyd Charisse as Indian Girl Morgan Farley as Father Simon J.M. Kerrigan as Callahan Howard Petrie as Brody Houseley Stevenson as Old Man Lewis Martin as Sergeant John War Eagle as Indian Chief Ray Teal