The Call of the Mountain

Overview

In The Call of the Mountain (L’appel de la montagne) a couple are childhood sweethearts who are separated, she marries a rich man and he becomes an alpine guide. The woman’s husband dies, and she returns home to Switzerland, her wealth and beauty drawing interest from a foreign rake, rogue, and roué named Billinsky. He talks her into a mountain ascension that meets with disaster when some of the climbers fall to their deaths. Her loyal friend the alpine guide rescues his sweetheart, and saves her again.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1937

Original language

English

Spoken languages

French

Countries

Switzerland

Production

Mundus-Film

Cast

Emile Crettex,Ernette Tamm,Victor Vina

Director

Arthur Porchet

Writer

Ernette Tamm

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0335894