The Mountain Road 64 years old
Flaming skies... blasted earth... the touch of love!
In 1944, in eastern part of China, U.S.Army Major Baldwin and his volunteer team of demolition engineers are left behind the retreating Chinese forces. Their task is to slow down the Japanese advance into eastern China by blowing up bridges, roads, airfields and munitions dumps. They start by blowing up an American airfield and ammo dump. They receive the order to destroy a vital bridge over a mountain pass.The team uses a few army trucks to move around. At the bridge, they encounter a Nationalist Chinese Army unit in charge of guarding the bridge. Thanks to an American soldier who speaks some Chinese, Major Baldwin requests the permission, from the Chinese commander, to blow up the bridge.The Chinese colonel agrees but asks the American Major to do him a favor by also destroying a munitions dump located at some distance away.He also requests that Madame Sue-Mei Hung, the widow of a Chinese colonel, be transported by the American demolition team to the nearest major town.
Credits
The Mountain Road Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Stewart He was 52, 89 years old when he died | as Maj. Baldwin |
| Harry Morgan He was 45, 96 years old when he died | as Sgt. 'Mike' Michaelson |
| Eddie Firestone He was 39, 86 years old when he died | as Gen. Loomis |
| Eddie Firestone He was 39, 86 years old when he died | as Major Lewis |
| James Best He was 33, 88 years old when he died | as Niergaard |
| Lisa Lu She was 33, now 97 years old | as Madame Sue-Mei Hung |
| Frank Silvera He was 45, 55 years old when he died | as Col. Kwan |
| Glenn Corbett He was 26, 59 years old when he died | as Collins |
| Frank Maxwell He was 43, 87 years old when he died | as Sgt. Ballo |
| Mike Kellin He was 38, 61 years old when he died | as Prince |
| Rudy Bond He was 47, 69 years old when he died | as Sgt. Miller |
| Peter Chong He was 19, now 83 years old | as Chinese Colonel |
The Mountain Road Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Burnett Guffey as Director of Photography. He was 55 (78) years old when He died | Camera |
| Cary Odell as Production Design. He was 49 (77) years old when He died | Art |
| Jerome Moross as Original Music Composer. He was 46 (69) years old when He died | Sound |
| Alfred Hayes as Writer. He was 49 (74) years old when He died | Writing |
| Daniel Mann as Director. He was 47 (79) years old when He died | Directing |
| Edward Curtiss as Editor. He was 61 (72) years old when He died | Editing |
| William Goetz as Producer. He was 57 (66) years old when He died | Production |
| William F. Calvert as Set Decoration. | Art |
| Theodore H. White as Novel. He was 45 (71) years old when He died | Writing |
The Mountain Road (64 years)
Flaming skies... blasted earth... the touch of love!
- Release day: Wednesday, June 15, 1960
- Runtime: 102 minutes