Movie Description
The High and the Mighty
(1954)Overview
Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.
Featured Crew
- Director : William A. Wellman
- Producer : Robert Fellows,John Wayne
- Editor : Ralph Dawson
- Cast : John Wayne,Claire Trevor,Laraine Day,Robert Stack,Jan Sterling,Phil Harris,Robert Newton,David Brian,Paul Kelly,Sidney Blackmer,Julie Bishop,Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez,John Howard,Wally Brown,William Campbell,Ann Doran,John Qualen,Paul Fix,George Chandler,Joy Kim,Michael Wellman,Douglas Fowley,Regis Toomey,Robert Keys,William Hopper,William Schallert,Julie Mitchum,Doe Avedon,Karen Sharpe,John Smith,Robert Easton,Douglas Kennedy,Walter Reed,Carl Switzer,William H. O'Brien
Cast
Dan Roman
May Holst
Lydia Rice
John Sullivan
Sally McKee
Ed Joseph
Gustave Pardee
Ken Childs
Donald Flaherty
Humphrey Agnew
Lillian Pardee
Gonzales
Howard Rice
Lenny Wilby, navigator
Hobie Wheeler
Clara Joseph
Jose Locota
Frank Briscoe
Ben Sneed
Dorothy Chen
Toby Fields
Alsop
Tim Garfield
Lieutenant Mowbray
Roy
Dispatcher
Susie Wilby
Miss Spalding
Nell Buck
Milo Buck
Cargo Clerk (uncredited)
Boyd, Public Relations (uncredited)
Mr. Field (uncredited)
Ensign Keim
Restaurant Cook
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Facts
Original TitleThe High and the Mighty
Status Released
Release Information
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1954-07-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 27m
Production CompaniesWayne-Fellows Productions
Genres
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- Thriller