High Conquest

High Conquest
High Conquest
Directed by	Irving Allen
Screenplay by	Max Trell
Story by	Aben Kandel
Based on	High Conquest: The Story of Mountaineering; by James Ramsey Ullman
Produced by	Irving Allen
Starring	Anna Lee; Gilbert Roland; Warren Douglas
Cinematography	Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by	Charles Craft
Music by	René Garriguenc; Lucien Moraweck; Lyn Murray
Production; company	Irving Allen Productions
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	June 21, 1947;
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

High Conquest is a 1947 American drama film directed by Irving Allen and starring Anna Lee, Gilbert Roland, and Warren Douglas. It was adapted from the 1941 book of the same title by James Ramsey Ullman. It was distributed by Monogram Pictures.

Plot

In 1932 at the Alpine Club in London, Colonel Hugh Banning recounts a fatal expedition to the Matterhorn in Switzerland thirty years before in which a local guide fell and brought down an American climber, both tumbling to their deaths. Jeffrey Stevens, a chemist and the son of the American who fell is heading to visit his father's grave, but rejects any suggestion that he should climb the mountain. He meets an attractive pianist Marie who is returning home and the two hit it off. This provokes jealous from Hugo, the son of the guide who had died with Jeffrey's father decades before. Eventually Jeffrey is goaded into overcoming his fear of the mountain and taking part in a climb with Hugo, who tries to murder him at the summit.

Cast

Anna Lee as Marie Correl
Gilbert Roland as Hugo Lanier
Warren Douglas as Geoffrey Stevens
Beulah Bondi as Clara Kingsley
C. Aubrey Smith as Col. Hugh Bunning
John Qualen as Peter Oberwalder Sr.
Helene Thimig as Frau Oberwalder
Alan Napier as Tommy Donlin
Eric Feldary as Jules Koerber
Mickey Kuhn as Peter Oberwalder Jr.
Louis Mercier as Franz
John Good as Joel Hazlitt
John Vosper as Mr. Stefani
Wilton Graff as Mr. Douglaston
Ferike Boros as Grandmother on Train
Maurice Cass as Tony - the Waiter
Fritz Leiber as Priest
Eddie Parks as Steward
Mary Field as Miss Woodley
John Bleifer as Traveler
Douglas Walton as Hugo Bunning as a Young man
Regina Wallace as Miss Spencer

Production

Allen shot on location in Switzerland. He shot so much footage that he turned it into a documentary, Climbing the Matterhorn, which won an Oscar. He used color film from Ansco on the understanding that if the results were unsatisfactory the company could have the film back. However, the results were so good Ansco did a deal with Allen for him to use three films in color.^[1]

References

^ T. F. (Jun 1, 1947). "Big temblor staged for 'green dolphin, street' -- KKK expose -- addenda". New York Times. ProQuest 107926088.

External links

High Conquest at IMDb
High Conquest at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] T. F. (Jun 1, 1947). "Big temblor staged for 'green dolphin, street' -- KKK expose -- addenda". New York Times. ProQuest 107926088.

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