Island in the Sky

1953

NR

1h 49m

IMDb RATING
6.3/10
66
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POPULARITY
3
Adventure
Drama

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.

Writers

Ernest K. Gann(novel by)
Ernest K. Gann(screenplay by)
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John Wayne
Captain Dooley
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Lloyd Nolan
Captain Stutz
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Walter Abel
Col. Fuller
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James Arness
Mac McMullen
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Andy Devine
Willie Moon
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Allyn Joslyn
J.H. Handy
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Jimmy Lydon
Murray, Dooley's navigator
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Harry Carey, Jr.
Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot
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Hal Baylor
Stankowski, Dooley's engineer
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Sean McClory
Frank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot
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Wally Cassell
D'Annunzia, Dooley's radioman
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Frank Fenton
Captain Turner
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Robert Keys
Major Ditson
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Sumner Getchell
Lieutenant Cord
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Regis Toomey
Sergeant Harper
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Paul Fix
Wally Miller
Jim Dugan
Gidley

Writers

Ernest K. Gann(novel by)
Ernest K. Gann(screenplay by)

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Release date

September 5, 1953 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production companies

Wayne-Fellows Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures

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