Island in the Sky

6.2 1953 109 min
NR
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.

About

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Director
William A. Wellman
Writer
Ernest K. Gann
Classification
NR

Cast

The cast behind this title

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
Sean McClory Frank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot
Wally Cassell D'Annunzia, Dooley's radioman
Gordon Jones Walrus
Frank Fenton Captain Turner
Robert Keys Major Ditson
Sumner Getchell Lieutenant Cord
Regis Toomey Sergeant Harper
Paul Fix Wally Miller
Jim Dugan Gidley

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