Island in the Sky
He Fought Every Fury of Man and Mountain To Get Where His Woman Was!
1953 · 1h 49m · APPROVED
Adventure, Drama
Directed by
William A. Wellman
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Island in the Sky
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.
Director and cast
- William A. Wellman Director
- John Wayne as Captain Dooley
- Lloyd Nolan as Captain Stutz
- Walter Abel as Col. Fuller
- James Arness as Mac McMullen
- Andy Devine as Willie Moon
- Allyn Joslyn as J.H. Handy
- Jimmy Lydon as Murray, Dooley's navigator (as James Lydon)
- Harry Carey Jr. as Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot
- Hal Baylor as Stankowski, Dooley's engineer
- Sean McClory Cast
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