Film
Island in the Sky
1953 · 1h 49m · Adventure · Drama
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- 6.8
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 86%
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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.
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Cast
John Wayne
Captain Dooley
Lloyd Nolan
Captain Stutz
Walter Abel
Col. Fuller
James Arness
Mac McMullen
Andy Devine
Willie Moon
Allyn Joslyn
J.H. Handy
Jimmy Lydon
Murray, Dooley's navigator
Harry Carey, Jr.
Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot
Hal Baylor
Stankowski, Dooley's engineer
Sean McClory
Frank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot
Wally Cassell
D'Annunzia, Dooley's radioman
Gordon Jones
Walrus
Frank Fenton
Captain Turner
Robert Keys
Major Ditson
Sumner Getchell
Lieutenant Cord
Regis Toomey
Sergeant Harper
Crew
- William A. WellmanDirector
- Ernest K. GannNovel · Screenplay
- Robert FellowsProducer
- John WayneProducer
- Archie StoutDirector of Photography
- Emil NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Ralph DawsonEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 5, 1953
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama
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