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Island in the Sky

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

  • Movie
  • 1953
  • NR
  • 1h 49m

Directed by William A. Wellman

6.2

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6.2 out of 10 from 77 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • John Wayne

    John WayneCaptain Dooley

  • Lloyd Nolan

    Lloyd NolanCaptain Stutz

  • Walter Abel

    Walter AbelCol. Fuller

  • James Arness

    James ArnessMac McMullen

  • Andy Devine

    Andy DevineWillie Moon

  • Allyn Joslyn

    Allyn JoslynJ.H. Handy

  • Jimmy Lydon

    Jimmy LydonMurray, Dooley's navigator

  • Harry Carey Jr.

    Harry Carey Jr.Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot

  • Hal Baylor

    Hal BaylorStankowski, Dooley's engineer

  • Sean McClory

    Sean McCloryFrank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot

  • Wally Cassell

    Wally CassellD'Annunzia, Dooley's radioman

  • Gordon Jones

    Gordon JonesWalrus

  • Frank Fenton

    Frank FentonCaptain Turner

  • Robert Keys

    Robert KeysMajor Ditson

  • Sumner Getchell

    Sumner GetchellLieutenant Cord

  • Regis Toomey

    Regis ToomeySergeant Harper

  • Paul Fix

    Paul FixWally Miller

  • Jim DuganGidley

Director
William A. Wellman
Writer
Ernest K. Gann
Music
Emil Newman
Cinematography
Archie Stout