Before there were astronauts, there were mountaineers. Before there were cool actors there was Gilbert Roland. He is the star of this melodrama. His co-stars are the Matterhorn, Anna Lee and Warren Douglas.
The cliché start of the film is a gentlemen's club dedicated to mountaineering. Old friends in front of a roaring fire sipping fine brandy. A young man Geoffrey (Douglas)has been invited to join them, the son of a famous member of a mountaineering team who lost his life while climbing the Matterhorn. The story is told in flashback.
Hugo (Roland) is a Swiss Alpine guide, the son of another member of that famous team of climbers who lives a happy life in love with Marie (Anna Lee)
All that changes when Geoffrey decides to go on a sentimental journey back to the Swiss town where his father is buried. He meets Hugo's Marie on the train and they become attracted.
From there the movie turns dark, as the rest of the action takes place on the mountain with the two men vying for Marie's favour.
The film holds you attention all the way through. Roland is as reliable and interesting as ever, and while his co-stars Anna Lee and Douglas are rather one dimensional characters, the supporting cast are quite competent.
If you have a little time on your hands, not a bad way to spend it.
The mountain is the real star.
The cliché start of the film is a gentlemen's club dedicated to mountaineering. Old friends in front of a roaring fire sipping fine brandy. A young man Geoffrey (Douglas)has been invited to join them, the son of a famous member of a mountaineering team who lost his life while climbing the Matterhorn. The story is told in flashback.
Hugo (Roland) is a Swiss Alpine guide, the son of another member of that famous team of climbers who lives a happy life in love with Marie (Anna Lee)
All that changes when Geoffrey decides to go on a sentimental journey back to the Swiss town where his father is buried. He meets Hugo's Marie on the train and they become attracted.
From there the movie turns dark, as the rest of the action takes place on the mountain with the two men vying for Marie's favour.
The film holds you attention all the way through. Roland is as reliable and interesting as ever, and while his co-stars Anna Lee and Douglas are rather one dimensional characters, the supporting cast are quite competent.
If you have a little time on your hands, not a bad way to spend it.
The mountain is the real star.
