The High and the Mighty
In Honolulu, a DC-4 airliner prepares to take off for San Francisco with 17 passengers and a crew of 5. Former captain Dan Roman, the flight's veteran first officer, known for his habit of whistling, is haunted by an air crash that killed his wife and son and left him with a permanent limp. The captain, John Sullivan, suffers from a secret fear of responsibility after logging thousands of hours looking after the lives of passengers and aircrew. Young second officer Hobie Wheeler and veteran navigator Lenny Wilby are contrasts in age and experience.
| MPAA Rating: | NR |
| Genre: | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
| Country: | United States |
| Produced By: | Robert Fellows, John Wayne |
| Directed By: | William A. Wellman |
| Written By: | Ernest K. Gann |
| Cast: | Al Murphy, John Wayne, David Brian, Sidney Blackmer, David Leonard, Julie Bishop, Karen Sharpe, Al Hill, John Qualen, William Hopper, William Campbell, Paul Fix, Jan Sterling, Doe Avedon, Julie Mitchum, Joy Kim, Laraine Day, John Close, Scotty Beckett, Douglas Kennedy, Phil Harris, Ann Doran, William H. O'Brien, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Robert Newton, William Schallert, Douglas Fowley, Wally Brown, Robert Keys, John Howard, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Philip Van Zandt, Regis Toomey, Paul Kelly, James Conaty, John Smith, Walter Reed, William Hudson, Robert Easton, John Indrisano, Robert Stack, Claire Trevor, George Chandler, Dorothy Ford |
| In Theaters: | Jul 03, 1954 |
| Runtime: | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Production: | Wayne-Fellows Productions |
| Budget: | $1,470,000 |
| Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
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