Toward the Unknown (1956)

09/27/1956 (US) • 1h 55m

Drama, Romance

Somewhere at a secluded U.S. Air Force Base lives a picked handful of very special men — the rocket pilots of outer space and the eerie experimental craft that rule the skies beyond the sky...

Overview

Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active service as a test pilot. Determined to clear his name, Bond battles a hard-nosed base commander, prejudiced officers and his own insecurities.

Top Billed Cast

William Holden

Maj. Lincoln Bond

Lloyd Nolan

Brig. Gen. Bill Banner

Virginia Leith

Connie Mitchell

Charles McGraw

Col. 'Mickey' McKee

Murray Hamilton

Maj. Bromo Lee

Paul Fix

Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby

James Garner

Lt. Col. Joe Craven

L.Q. Jones

2nd Lt. Sweeney

Karen Steele

Polly Craven


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

love triangle

u.s. air force

romantic rivalry

test pilot

korean war veteran

supersonic flight

air force base

torture victim

navy aviation

proving oneself

military aviation

pow

experimental aircraft

ptsd recovery

loss of confidence

aging military man

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