Practical Effects
Genuine Matterhorn location shooting makes your palms sweat.
Cinematography
Vertigo-inducing summit sequences rival anything today.
Acting
C. Aubrey Smith's gruff mountaineer steals every scene.
Director
Irving Allen
Anna Lee
Marie Correl
Gilbert Roland
Hugo Lanier
Warren Douglas
Geoffrey Stevens
Beulah Bondi
Clara Kingsley
C. Aubrey Smith
Col. Hugh Bunning
John Qualen
Peter Oberwalder Sr.
Helene Thimig
Frau Oberwalder
Alan Napier
Tommy Donlin
Eric Feldary
Jules Koerber
Mickey Kuhn
Peter Oberwalder Jr.
John Vosper
Mr. Stefani
Wilton Graff
Mr. Douglaston
Ferike Boros
Grandmother on Train
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Irving Allen later produced the '60s Bond knockoffs 'The Silencers' and 'Murderers' Row'—this was his serious phase.
Released the same year as the first successful Swiss ascent of the Eiger North Face, tapping into post-war mountaineering obsession.
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