Good and bad characters are stuck in a ski chalet near buried Nazi gold in the Alps.
Acting
Herbert Lom's shifty eyes deserve their own credit
Production
Real Alpine locations, no fake snow nonsense
Director
David MacDonald
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert Newton was drinking so heavily during filming that Stanley Holloway had to prop him up in several scenes.
This was one of several 1948 films cashing in on Britain's fascination with hidden Nazi loot—treasure fever was real post-war escapism.