High Hell (film)
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| Directed by | Burt Balaban |
| Screenplay by | Irve Tunick |
| Based on | High Cage by Steve Frazee |
| Produced by | Burt Balaban Arthur Mayer |
| Starring | John Derek Elaine Stewart |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Eric Boyd-Perkins |
| Music by | Phil Cardew |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Countries | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $350,000[1] |
High Hell is a 1958 American film set in the Canadian Rockies. It was a British B-movie intended for North American audiences,[2] with exteriors filmed in the Swiss Jungfrau and interiors on a British sound stage.[3][4]
Plot
Craig Rhodes and Frank Davidson are partners in a gold mine in Canada. Frank's wife Lenore falls for Craig and is lusted after by Luke Fulgham.[5]
Cast
- John Derek as Craig Rhodes
- Elaine Stewart as Lenore Davidson
- Patrick Allen as Luke Fulgham
- Jerold Wells as Charlie Spence
- Al Mulock as Frank Davidson
- Rodney Burke as Danny Rhodes
- Colin Croft as Malvern
- Nicholas Stuart as Jed
- Dick James as Singer (voice)
References
- ^ "Either/Or Today:Smashie or Cheapie". Variety. January 8, 1958. p. 35.
- ^ Stephen Chibnall, Brian McFarlane (2009). The British 'B' Film, London: Palgrave MacMillan, p. 56. Accessed March 21, 2017
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (November 5, 2024). "The Cinema of John Derek, Movie Star". Filmink. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ Evans, Peter (September 5, 1957). "Studio round up". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 164.
- ^ High Hell at New York Times