High Hell (film)

High Hell
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	January 1958 (1958-01)
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

1. "Either/Or Today:Smashie or Cheapie". Variety. January 8, 1958. p. 35.
2. Stephen Chibnall, Brian McFarlane (2009). The British 'B' Film , London: Palgrave MacMillan, p. 56. Accessed March 21, 2017
3. Vagg, Stephen (November 5, 2024). "The Cinema of John Derek, Movie Star". Filmink. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
4. Evans, Peter (September 5, 1957). "Studio round up". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 164.
5. High Hell at New York Times

External links

• High Hell at IMDb