Tim takes a job as a lowly chipper because he has been afraid to go high ever since a bad fall in which he was injured and another workman was killed.
Practical Effects
Genuine high-altitude construction footage, no CGI safety nets
Acting
Robert Lowery's sweaty-palmed fear is surprisingly physical
Production
Industrial locations that reek of authentic 40s Americana
Director
William Berke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert Lowery later became the second actor to play Batman in the 1949 serial, trading construction beams for bat-ropes.
Released months before WWII ended, the film's celebration of dangerous manual labor reflected America's industrial war effort mythology.
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