Carla Alton arrives at a Swiss Alps town which she hasn't been since before the war. She intends to conquer The White Tower, a mountain climb which has never done and which took her father's life. She is joined by Martin Ordway (Glenn Ford), Mr. Hein (Lloyd Bridges), Andreas (Oskar Homolka), Dr. Nicholas Radcliffe (Cedric Hardwicke), and Paul Delambre (Claude Rains).
There are some nice mountain climbing vistas. When it's the actors, it's artificial sets. The story doesn't have much tension. It takes too long for the group to get into danger and a lot is self-inflicted. Somebody should fall into a hole in the first half. The group can rescue him and heighten the drama for the rest of them. I also hate that some of them never wear gloves. It's frustrating. At least, they could wear the fingerless gloves if they need the fingers for grip. The only interesting parts are the two-second-snippets of the real climbers on the side of the real mountain. There are some nice climbing footage. Otherwise, this doesn't have the drama needed to propel the movie.
There are some nice mountain climbing vistas. When it's the actors, it's artificial sets. The story doesn't have much tension. It takes too long for the group to get into danger and a lot is self-inflicted. Somebody should fall into a hole in the first half. The group can rescue him and heighten the drama for the rest of them. I also hate that some of them never wear gloves. It's frustrating. At least, they could wear the fingerless gloves if they need the fingers for grip. The only interesting parts are the two-second-snippets of the real climbers on the side of the real mountain. There are some nice climbing footage. Otherwise, this doesn't have the drama needed to propel the movie.