This is a very food programmer that focuses on three Brothers from a family who has spent decades in build bridging, working on a federal project and the obstacles it takes to get the work done. There are the natural obstacles (weather), emotional obstacles (two brothers in love with one girl), personal obstacles (the vengeful drunk who is furious over being fired) and the financial obstacles. A cast of great Warner Brothers contract players give convincing performances with Lloyd Nolan, Craig Stevens and Edward Brophy as the sons of Edward Ellis, long-time pal of construction company owner Gene Lockhart whose daughter (Alexis Smith) has dates both Nolan and Stevens. All of the brothers get along fine but have their usual amounts of ribbing and horseplay. Howard da Silva gives a dark performance as the drunken worker who is fired, returned to try to get his job back, and then takes desperate measures to get revenge on Nolan.
There are two very powerful scenes, one of da Silva stalking Nolan and the very dramatic conclusion where a very eefere ice storm threatens to destroy the bridge thanks to the loose chains banging against what they've already done. It is intense and extremely scary. Walter Catlett provides comic relief along with the unbilled Jackie Gleason who has a great bit as a drunk who keeps putting Nichols into what he thinks is a slot machine ends ends up with a complete surprise.
There are two very powerful scenes, one of da Silva stalking Nolan and the very dramatic conclusion where a very eefere ice storm threatens to destroy the bridge thanks to the loose chains banging against what they've already done. It is intense and extremely scary. Walter Catlett provides comic relief along with the unbilled Jackie Gleason who has a great bit as a drunk who keeps putting Nichols into what he thinks is a slot machine ends ends up with a complete surprise.