Movie Cosmos - Edge of Eternity

Description:

Helped by socialite Janice Kendon and barkeeper Scott O'Brien, Arizona deputy sheriff Les Martin works to solve three brutal murders in and around the Grand Canyon. His efforts leads to the killer fleeing with Janice as a hostage and a chase by car and helicopter lead to a climax on a miner's bucket on cables a mile above the canyon floor.

Top Cast >

Cornel Wilde

As Les Martin

Victoria Shaw

As Janice Kendon

Mickey Shaughnessy

As Scotty O'Brien

Edgar Buchanan

As Sheriff Edwards

Jack Elam

As Bill Ward

Rian Garrick

As Bob Kendon

Alexander Lockwood

As Jim Kendon

Tom Fadden

As Eli Jones

Wendell Holmes

As Sam Houghton

Hope Summers

As Motel Attendant

Dabbs Greer

As Gas Station Attendant

George Cisar

As Used Car Salesman

Edna Smith

Top Crew >

Don Siegel

Director, Associate Producer

Knut Swenson

Screenplay, Story

Richard Collins

Screenplay

Ben Markson

Story

Kendrick Sweet

Producer

Frank Tuttle

Set Decoration

Jerome Thoms

Editor

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Original Music Composer

Burnett Guffey

Director of Photography

Robert Peterson

Art Direction

Seldon White

Gaffer

Andrew J. McIntyre

Camera Operator

Harold Lee

Sound Recordist

Reviews:

John Chard (7/10)

Satan’s Bucket.

Edge of Eternity is directed by Don Siegel and written by Richard Collins. It stars Cornel Wilde, Victoria Shaw, Mickey Shaughnessy, Edgar Buchanan and Rian Garrick. A CinemaScope production with music by Daniele Amfitheatrof and cinematography by Burnett Guffey.

Contemporary Western that finds Wilde as the local deputy sheriff trying to solve a murder case in the Ghost Town of Kendon.

It’s not got a strong plot and the performances of the cast are hardly out the top draw, but it’s a solid murder mystery set to the magnificent backdrop of The Grand Canyon. Siegel keeps things pacey as Guffey brings the scorching vistas to life, and it all builds to an exciting finale, where some rear projection work not withstanding, it’s breath holding stuff. 7/10

2014-05-07