A young soldier discovers three chests of copper, silver and gold and an old tinder-box in the hollow of an old oak tree. He is now rich. But he squanders the money until it is all gone. All he has left is the old tinder-box. He uses it to light a small pipe and three large dogs come to his rescue. Based on the fairy-tale by Hans Christian Anderson.
Leni, a daring young girl, is visiting for the second time a ski-resort. The local ski-teachers agree to organize a "fox-hunt" for her. Leni and Hannes are "the foxes", and about 40 other skiers will have to catch them, starting with a 15 minutes delay. It's not the story that makes this film, but the extremely spectacular, thrilling shots about skiing.
Durante un temprano y fallido intento de escalar el Matterhorn, Edward Whymper es rescatado por un guía italiano, Jean Antoine Carrel. Los dos hombres se hacen amigos rápidament y acuerdan escalar el pico juntos. Sin embargo, los aldeanos confabulan para dividir la alianza entre Whymper y Carrel y ambos acaban formando equipos rivales mientras parten en una carrera para conquistar la montaña.
La bailarina profesional Diotima se encuentra en el vértice de un triángulo amoroso cuando es pretendida por dos alpinistas, Vigo y su amigo mayor, del que no se sabe el nombre.
After a mountaineer is killed attempting to climb a difficult mountain, his son dreams of conquering the peak that has defeated his father. But his mother makes him promise never to attempt it. Events eventually force her to release him from the promise, and he ascends the mountain successfully.