Storyline
An otherwise honest gambler, played by Jack Holt, begins to cheat at cards in order to put his son John Darrow through mining school in this lavish Zane Grey adaptation produced by Paramount. The callow foster-son pays back the noble gesture by running off with Holt's mistress, Olga Baclanova.
Cast & Crew
Jack Holt
Jack Dunton
Lead
Doris Hill
Kitty Mains
Olga Baclanova
Grace Stillwell
John Darrow
Verde
Guy Oliver
Mr. Mains
Dick Winslow
Jack Dunton (age 12)
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Otto Brower's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Avalanche is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
