Movie Description
Island in the Sky
(1953)Overview
A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastelands of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while awaiting rescue.
Featured Crew
- Director : William A. Wellman
- Producer : Robert Fellows,John Wayne
- Editor : Ralph Dawson
- Cast : John Wayne,Lloyd Nolan,Walter Abel,James Arness,Andy Devine,Allyn Joslyn,Jimmy Lydon,Harry Carey, Jr.,Hal Baylor,Sean McClory,Wally Cassell,Gordon Jones,Frank Fenton,Robert Keys,Sumner Getchell,Regis Toomey,Paul Fix,Jim Dugan,George Chandler,Louis Jean Heydt,Bob Steele,Darryl Hickman,Mike Connors,Cass Gidley,Herbert Anderson,Anthony De Mario,Ann Doran,Fess Parker,William A. Wellman,Dawn Bender,Carl Switzer,Billy Lee Aimone
Cast
Captain Dooley
Captain Stutz
Col. Fuller
Mac McMullen
Willie Moon
J.H. Handy
Murray, Dooley's navigator
Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot
Stankowski, Dooley's engineer
Frank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot
D'Annunzia, Dooley's radioman
Walrus
Captain Turner
Major Ditson
Lieutenant Cord
Sergeant Harper
Wally Miller
Gidley
Rene
Fitch
Wilson
Swanson
Gainer
Stannish
Breezy
Ogden
Moon's Wife (uncredited)
Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Murray's Wife
Sonny Hopper
Boy (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleIsland in the Sky
Status Released
Release Information
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1953-09-05
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 49m
Production CompaniesWayne-Fellows Productions
Genres
- Adventure
- Drama
