The Mountain (1956)

Synopsis: Spencer Tracy stars in this outdoor adventure as Zachary Teller, a retired Alpine guide lured back into mountain climbing by his fortune-hunting younger brother, Chris (Robert Wagner). A passenger jet has crashed high in the Alps, and... Spencer Tracy stars in this outdoor adventure as Zachary Teller, a retired Alpine guide lured back into mountain climbing by his fortune-hunting younger brother, Chris (Robert Wagner). A passenger jet has crashed high in the Alps, and Chris hopes to recover the jewels and money carried by the undoubtedly dead survivors. After a long and treacherous climb, the pair discovers one passenger is still alive--a young Hindu girl (Anna Kashfi). Soon it's brother vs. brother in a test of strength and wills over the girl, the loot, and getting down the mountain alive. Director Edward Dmytryk (MURDER MY SWEET, THE CAINE MUTINY) nicely captures some eye-popping Alpine scenery while carving out this rugged, character-driven story. Tracy is a little too portly and gray to be climbing mountains, but he knows how to act the role of a spiritually intrepid adventurer. Robert Wagner comes off well in one of his early roles as the greedy brother. [More]

Starring: Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Claire Trevor, E.G. Marshall

Starring: Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Claire Trevor, E.G. Marshall, William Demarest, Richard Arlen, Anna Kashfi, Harry Townes, Barbara Darrow, Richard Garrick

Director: Edward Dmytryk

Director: Edward Dmytryk
Producer: Edward Dmytryk
Composer: Daniele Amfitheatrof

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