High Tension (1936)
Blending equal amounts of comedy, romance and thrills, High Tension is a near-perfect 20th Century-Fox "B" effort. Brian Donlevy and Glenda Farrell co-stars as rough-and-ready Steve Reardon and equally feisty Edith McNeal. He's a deep-sea engineer for a telephone cable company; she's a magazine writer specializing in adventure stories. Though Steve is in love with Edith, he balks at the notion of marriage. But after rescuing his best pal Eddie (Norman Foster) during a particularly dangerous job in Hawaii, Steve realizes he needs some stability in his life, and finally pops the question to Edith. Allan Dwan directs this slam-bang actioner with his usual effortless expertise. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Brian Donlevy, Glenda Farrell, (more)
- Director(s):
- Allan Dwan, Allan Swan, (more)
Synopsis of High Tension
Blending equal amounts of comedy, romance and thrills, High Tension is a near-perfect 20th Century-Fox "B" effort. Brian Donlevy and Glenda Farrell co-stars as rough-and-ready Steve Reardon and equally feisty Edith McNeal. He's a deep-sea engineer for a telephone cable company; she's a magazine writer specializing in adventure stories. Though Steve is in love with Edith, he balks at the notion of marriage. But after rescuing his best pal Eddie (Norman Foster) during a particularly dangerous job in Hawaii, Steve realizes he needs some stability in his life, and finally pops the question to Edith. Allan Dwan directs this slam-bang actioner with his usual effortless expertise. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of High Tension
- Brian Donlevy - Steve Reardon
- Norman Foster - Eddie Mitchell
- Robert McWade - Willard Stone
- Romaine Callender - F. Willoughby Tuttle
- Hattie McDaniel - Hattie
- Glenda Farrell - Edith McNeil
- Helen Wood - Brenda Burke
- Theodore Von Eltz - Noble Harrison
- Joe Sawyer - Terry Madden
- Murray Alper - Chuck
- Director(s):
- Allan Dwan, Allan Swan
- Writer(s):
- Norman Houston, Edward Eliscu, J. Robert Bren
- Producer(s):
- Sol Wurtzel
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