David MacDonald directs Snowbound, which David Evans and Keith Campbell adapted from Hammond Innes’s "The Lonely Skier." The film features Dennis Price, Mila Parely, Stanley Holloway, Herbert Lom, Robert Newton, and Guy Middleton; Cedric Thorpe Davie composed the music, and Stephen Dade handled the cinematography. The story centers on a varied group of individuals in the Italian Alps who are searching for Nazi treasure concealed near a ski resort. It’s a collection of people from different backgrounds, some with dangerous intentions, others simply caught up in a web of wicked schemes. The screenplay feels overly complicated at times; the repeated changes in characters' true natures become wearing toward the end. The film also doesn’t really gain momentum until fairly late on, which is frustrating, and it’s disappointing to see such a talented cast given underdeveloped roles. Newton’s role seems particularly slighted—the writers and director ought to have been exiled to the Alps for that alone. However, the production design, cinematography, and Herbert Lom's performance help elevate it beyond mediocrity as entertainment. The ending is exciting and offers a cleverly subtle conclusion. While some consider this a British Noir film, I don’t agree with that assessment. Some of Stephen Dade’s photography does have noir qualities, and there’s an undeniable sense of gloom throughout the story which could be seen to place it within the film noir genre. Ultimately, whether something qualifies as film noir is subjective; for me, this is simply a better-than-average drama—even if it squanders its excellent cast. 6/10

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