Island in the Sky (1953)

09/05/1953 (US) • 1h 49m

Adventure, Drama

He Fought Every Fury of Man and Mountain To Get Where His Woman Was!

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.

Top Billed 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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

airplane

radio

survival

snow

food rationing

navigation

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