Murder with a View - Thrilling Grand Canyon crime thriller with Cornel Wilde
There's a lot on offer in this exciting US crime thriller (1959) by Don Siegel (1912-1991, director of "Dirty Harry"). Shot in CinemaScope format, you can see beautiful images of the natural wonder of the Grand Canyon. The film was released in cinemas by Columbia Pictures.
At the beginning there is a bizarre murder attempt. The killer loosens the handbrake on a car. The car slowly rolls towards a tourist who is looking at the impressive Grand Canyon with binoculars. He only manages to avoid the approaching car with difficulty. During a fight with the killer, he falls into the depths of the canyon. Unfortunately, no one believes the completely shocked near-murder victim. The usually conscientious Deputy Les Martin (Cornel Wilde) prefers to chase after a pretty speedster (Victoria Shaw). Meanwhile, the tourist is killed.
What now?
Full of remorse, the robust deputy sets about the arduous task of solving the case. He also gets to know the pretty speedster's family: her father (Alexander Lockwood), who works in the nearby mine where guano fertilizer is mined, and her drunk brother (Rian Garrick), who spends all day in the bar Scotty (Mickey Shaughnessy) hangs out. It becomes increasingly clear that the mysterious murder must have something to do with the mine. Because there is an interesting by-product when the guano fertilizer is broken down: GOLD!
The spectacular showdown in a cable car over the Grand Canyon is not far away...
This is a really exciting film with Cornel Wilde (1912-1989), great as always. The Hungarian-born actor came to the film as Laurence Olivier's fencing coach. With his impressive physique, he became one of Hollywood's "leading men" in the 1940s and was even nominated for the ACADEMY AWARD (1946 for POLONAISE). His most famous appearance was probably as a trapeze artist in the circus classic "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952) by Cecil B. DeMille. In the 1950s, the multi-talented Cornel Wilde became his own director and producer. He did this very well in the great film "Storm Fear" from 1955.
In "Edge of Eternity" Cornel Wilde impresses for a change "only" as an actor. The Australian actress Victoria Shaw (1935-1988) acts as his love interest.
Exciting and worth seeing! It's worth it!
There's a lot on offer in this exciting US crime thriller (1959) by Don Siegel (1912-1991, director of "Dirty Harry"). Shot in CinemaScope format, you can see beautiful images of the natural wonder of the Grand Canyon. The film was released in cinemas by Columbia Pictures.
At the beginning there is a bizarre murder attempt. The killer loosens the handbrake on a car. The car slowly rolls towards a tourist who is looking at the impressive Grand Canyon with binoculars. He only manages to avoid the approaching car with difficulty. During a fight with the killer, he falls into the depths of the canyon. Unfortunately, no one believes the completely shocked near-murder victim. The usually conscientious Deputy Les Martin (Cornel Wilde) prefers to chase after a pretty speedster (Victoria Shaw). Meanwhile, the tourist is killed.
What now?
Full of remorse, the robust deputy sets about the arduous task of solving the case. He also gets to know the pretty speedster's family: her father (Alexander Lockwood), who works in the nearby mine where guano fertilizer is mined, and her drunk brother (Rian Garrick), who spends all day in the bar Scotty (Mickey Shaughnessy) hangs out. It becomes increasingly clear that the mysterious murder must have something to do with the mine. Because there is an interesting by-product when the guano fertilizer is broken down: GOLD!
The spectacular showdown in a cable car over the Grand Canyon is not far away...
This is a really exciting film with Cornel Wilde (1912-1989), great as always. The Hungarian-born actor came to the film as Laurence Olivier's fencing coach. With his impressive physique, he became one of Hollywood's "leading men" in the 1940s and was even nominated for the ACADEMY AWARD (1946 for POLONAISE). His most famous appearance was probably as a trapeze artist in the circus classic "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952) by Cecil B. DeMille. In the 1950s, the multi-talented Cornel Wilde became his own director and producer. He did this very well in the great film "Storm Fear" from 1955.
In "Edge of Eternity" Cornel Wilde impresses for a change "only" as an actor. The Australian actress Victoria Shaw (1935-1988) acts as his love interest.
Exciting and worth seeing! It's worth it!