Thursday, April 26, 2012

Edge of Eternity (1959)

Columbia Pictures
Directed by Donald Siegel
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Sony Screen Classics by Request)

This compact little thriller set in the Grand Canyon area is greatly enhanced by spectacular aerial photography of the canyon. Cornel Wilde, more subdued than usual, plays a laid-back sheriff's deputy in the sleepy town of Kingman, Arizona. When bodies start showing up, he is pressured by a politician to solve the murders. His investigation isn't really going anywhere until a local girl discovers a vital clue. The final fight takes place on a "dancing bucket" gondola over the canyon, although the rear projection effects are unconvincing.

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