"I never wanted to do nothin' as bad as I want to be a lineman!" To farm boy Slim Kincaid (Henry Fonda), daring death in the electric high wires looks like mighty heroic work. So he shakes the sod off his boots and joins a crew, where a tough lineman (Pat O'Brien) befriends the newcomer -- including introducing him to his best girl (Margaret Lindsay). There's trouble ahead, on the job and in the heart, in this brawny, rough-and-tumble drama adapted from a popular book by William Wister Haines (Black Legion, Command Decision). The scenario lets Fonda do what he does best: manifest the strength and dignity of the common man. The denouement is sensational, with the two men climbing towers in a blinding blizzard to repair lines "as hot as an electric chair," knowing the slightest misstep means disaster.
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.5 x 5.35 x 7.5 inches; 2.57 ounces
- Director : Ray Enright
- Media Format : NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 25 minutes
- Release date : February 16, 2012
- Actors : John Farrell MacDonald, Pat O'Brien, Henry Fonda, Stuart Erwin, Margaret Lindsay
- Producers : Hal B. Wallis
- Studio : Warner Archives
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
