Monday, August 20, 2018

High Voltage (1929)

An entertaining early talkie. A bus carrying passengers across a snow bound Sierra Nevada is stuck in one snow drift too many. The passengers hole up in in a remote church, which has an inhabitant already...

The bus has an interesting mix of passengers including Carole Lombard as a prisoner being taken back East by a deputy sheriff Owen Moore and a pompous banker played by Phillips Smalley. Their survival may depend on a hobo in the church (William Boyd) but does he have a darker secret?

The film has decent dialogue including plenty of good one-liners. Despite being an early talkie the acting has a natural feel to it at times though the film can drag a bit as the snow storm continues. Overall this a good film but what exactly does High Voltage have to do with the storyline?