Toward the Unknown (1956)

  • NR
  • 09/27/1956 (US)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 55m

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.

Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Beirne Lay Jr.

Writer

Cast

William Holden's headshot

William Holden

Maj. Lincoln Bond
Lloyd Nolan's headshot

Lloyd Nolan

Brig. Gen. Bill Banner
Virginia Leith's headshot

Virginia Leith

Connie Mitchell
Charles McGraw's headshot

Charles McGraw

Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Murray Hamilton's headshot

Murray Hamilton

Maj. Bromo Lee
Paul Fix's headshot

Paul Fix

Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
James Garner's headshot

James Garner

Lt. Col. Joe Craven
L.Q. Jones's headshot

L.Q. Jones

2nd Lt. Sweeney

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