Carla's father died years ago trying to be the first to climb to the top of The White Tower, a huge peak in Switzerland. Now years later, she's trying to get together a group to attempt to conquer this peak on behalf of her dead father. So, she assembles a motley group to do just this.
I never have understood the casting decisions for films like "The White Tower" and "The Mountain". Older non-athletic actors like Claude Rains, Cedric Hardwicke, Oskar Homolka and Spencer Tracy ("The Mountain") seems ridiculous, as they'd all die the first day of the expedition! This cast made the film seem ludicrous and didn't help to make the film watchable.
Despite the odd cast, is it any good? Well, it's okay. Having a better motivation for the ascent might have helped as well as more interesting characters. What did help was the nice cinematography...and the Alps make for a nice backdrop to the story. So, overall it's a mixed bag...one that is at best a pretty time-passer and not much more.
I never have understood the casting decisions for films like "The White Tower" and "The Mountain". Older non-athletic actors like Claude Rains, Cedric Hardwicke, Oskar Homolka and Spencer Tracy ("The Mountain") seems ridiculous, as they'd all die the first day of the expedition! This cast made the film seem ludicrous and didn't help to make the film watchable.
Despite the odd cast, is it any good? Well, it's okay. Having a better motivation for the ascent might have helped as well as more interesting characters. What did help was the nice cinematography...and the Alps make for a nice backdrop to the story. So, overall it's a mixed bag...one that is at best a pretty time-passer and not much more.