A good cast occasionally lift the material in this otherwise routine adaptation of a Hammond Innes novel about a group of characters staying in a skiing hut who are involved in a mystery that turns out to be a hunt for hidden Nazi gold. The film suffers from over-obvious and occasionally poor plotting that turns it into a turgid experience at times, so thank goodness the cast elevate it with their performances.
Dennis Price headlines the production as an amateur sleuth sent by Robert Newton to find out what's going on at the aforementioned hut. Once there he discovers a bunch of suspicious characters including Guy Middleton, Stanley Holloway, the ubiquitous Herbert Lom, and the lovely Mila Parely. Unfortunately Price's protagonist is so dumb that he goes around openly questioning the suspects and nearly ends up dead as a result. At least it springs to life for the frankly unbelievable climax.
Dennis Price headlines the production as an amateur sleuth sent by Robert Newton to find out what's going on at the aforementioned hut. Once there he discovers a bunch of suspicious characters including Guy Middleton, Stanley Holloway, the ubiquitous Herbert Lom, and the lovely Mila Parely. Unfortunately Price's protagonist is so dumb that he goes around openly questioning the suspects and nearly ends up dead as a result. At least it springs to life for the frankly unbelievable climax.