Island in the Sky (1953)

  • NR
  • 09/03/1953 (US)
  • Adventure, Drama
  • 1h 49m

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.

William A. Wellman

Director

Ernest K. Gann

Novel, Screenplay

Cast

John Wayne's headshot

John Wayne

Captain Dooley
Lloyd Nolan's headshot

Lloyd Nolan

Captain Stutz
Walter Abel's headshot

Walter Abel

Col. Fuller
James Arness's headshot

James Arness

Mac McMullen
Andy Devine's headshot

Andy Devine

Willie Moon
Allyn Joslyn's headshot

Allyn Joslyn

J.H. Handy
Jimmy Lydon's headshot

Jimmy Lydon

Murray, Dooley's navigator
Harry Carey, Jr.'s headshot

Harry Carey, Jr.

Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot

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