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Island in the Sky

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

1953 · 1h 49m · 6.2 on TMDB

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.

Cast

John Wayne
Captain Dooley
Lloyd Nolan
Captain Stutz
Walter Abel
Col. Fuller
James Arness
Mac McMullen

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

Willie Moon

Allyn Joslyn

Allyn Joslyn

J.H. Handy

Jimmy Lydon

Jimmy Lydon

Murray, Dooley's navigator

Harry Carey, Jr.

Harry Carey, Jr.

Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot

Hal Baylor

Hal Baylor

Stankowski, Dooley's engineer

Sean McClory

Sean McClory

Frank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot

Wally Cassell

Wally Cassell

D'Annunzia, Dooley's radioman

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Walrus

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures Wayne-Fellows Productions

Directed by

William A. Wellman

Where to watch

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Released: September 5, 1953

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