The Mountaineers

About the show

In an Alpine frontier village, Clarice, daughter of customs official Pierre, is courted by wealthy Conrad and mountaineer Fritz. She tells them that a local tradition requires a suitor to bring her edelweiss from the highest peak. A blizzard traps guests at Pierre’s chalet. Fritz, disguised as an organ grinder, encounters Clarice and learns she prefers the mountaineer. He rescues Conrad from the snow, and Clarice forgives Fritz. Weeks later, Clarice and Fritz are to marry, but Sergeant Frederico announces that Fritz has been called to war. Conrad offers to take his place, and Clarice gives him a gun as he marches away. Meanwhile Pierre wins the wealthy Miss Spinifex by presenting her with a paper edelweiss and claiming he retrieved it himself.