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About
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
Theatrical
Jul 4, 1951
Box Office
$1.3M
Budget
$1.8M
Return
0.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 17, 2007
Theaters
2
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures
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Herbie Cook
The old man sure looked bad. Did you see his face?
Charles Tatum
Yeah.
Herbie Cook
Like the faces of those folks you see outside a coal mine with maybe 84 men trapped inside.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Uncertainty and Opportunity in Challenging Situations
Herbie Cook
I don't like the looks of it, Chuck.
[Looking at the unstable cliff-dwelling]
Charles Tatum
Neither do I, fan, but I like the odds.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →K
Kirk Douglas
Charles Tatum
J
Jan Sterling
Lorraine
R
Robert Arthur
Herbie Cook
P
Porter Hall
Jacob Q. Boot
F
Frank Cady
Mr. Federber
R
Richard Benedict
Leo Minosa
R
Ray Teal
Sheriff
L
Lewis Martin
McCardle
J
John Berkes
Papa Minosa
G
Gene Evans
Deputy Sheriff
F
Frank Jaquet
Smollett
H
Harry Harvey
Dr. Hilton
G
Geraldine Hall
Mrs. Federber
R
Richard Gaines
Nagel
K
Ken Christy
Jessop (uncredited)
I
Iron Eyes Cody
Indian Copy Boy (uncredited)
F
Francisco Day
Photographer (uncredited)
L
Lester Dorr
Father Diego (uncredited)
C
Claire Du Brey
Spinster (uncredited)
E
Edith Evanson
Miss Deverich (uncredited)
