Shots of the County Courthouse show that the correct spelling of the actual Arizona county where the action is set is "Mohave".
However, on one of the teletypes coming into police headquarters, the county's name is spelled "Mojave", the Spanish spelling.
The helicopter pursuing the car in the climactic chase is shown moving at a high speed, but in close-ups of the deputy and pilot in the copter, the clouds behind are stationary and there's no sign of movement at all.
Possible spoiler.
Near the end, when Les reaches the plane with his car after being shot at, as he exits his car, the reflection of two crew members can be seen on the car window.
EDGE OF ETERNITY is a nice mix of modern-day crime thriller with classic Western tropes and supporting characters. Action man Cornel Wilde plays a deputy sheriff investigating a string of murders in and around the Grand Canyon, and he soon finds himself on the trail of a man who will stop at nothing to see his schemes come to fruition.
Don Siegel would become known for his high-impact, well-structured films, with good storylines, and usually got the most out of his actors. One of them, Clint Eastwood, not only had memorable performances under his direction, but fully absorbed the master's lessons and later devoted himself to directing, with the same commitment and grit as Siegel.
Yes, the Grand Canyon is truly the star of this low-budget whodunit. Cast, led convincingly by Cornel Wilde, does their best with some truly awful dialogue.
Like all of Don Siegel's movies we are immersed in the action from the beginning of this spectacularly shot mystery thriller.Not a single frame,word or gesture is wasted just like in all of Don's films.
While flipping channels before leaving a hotel room, I caught sight of a screen view of Kingman's court house (Mohave County, AZ) and, moments later, a view of old main street (Beale Street). I hadn't time to watch the film, but as I'd lived in Kingman 25 years, I ordered the DVD out of curiosity to see what other old scenes it might offer.
One of nature's natural wonders the Grand Canyon of Arizona serves as the backdrop to this modern day western where a breakout of three murders occur within a week. They don't seem to be related but of course they are and Deputy Sheriff Cornel Wilde pursues them all with the backing of Sheriff Edgar Buchanan.
If someone likes scenery, action, mystery and suspense look no further then Edge Of Eternity. One major plus is the filming in Kingman Arizona and the Grand Canyon.
In the 1950s when television was beginning to make inroads into the cinema-going audience, Hollywood made films that were grander, bigger, more colourful, and shot on location. So you got huge big budget historical epics, but also smaller films that were given wide screen and colourful location treatment.
I don't write many reviews but thought this movie worth it. Tripped over it while surfing broadcast channels for something interesting and was enchanted by the scene of the guy with binoculars scanning the canyon.
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