The Scalp Merchant(1978)

movie - first aired/released 1978-01-01 - 108 min - audience 7.0

Mystery, Action, TV Movie

Directed by Howard Rubie

Why is everyone out to sabotage him? Cliff Rowan has been hired to recover a stolen payroll hidden in the rugged Australian hills and mountains near his boyhood town. But instead of a warm welcome and helping hand, his former sweatheart, his old school friends, and in fact, practically the whole town...want him out! When his friend, Riley, is needlessly killed, Cliff realizes the buried strongbox holds more than cold cash. The mystery unfolds.