The Stolen Airliner (1955)
Three air cadets foil Revolutionaries who are plotting to steal an airliner.
Casting
- Fella Edmonds — Fred
- Diana Day — Anne
- Peter Dyneley — Uncle George
- Nicola Braithwaite — Kitty
- Ballard Berkeley — Mr Head
- Vincent Ball — Flight Sergeant Watkins
- Thomas Heathcote — Vint
- Bill Nagy — Luiz
Interesting facts
The Stolen Airliner is a 1955 British Children's Film Foundation production, directed by Don Sharp and starring Fella Edmonds, Diana Day and Michael Maguire. It was written by Sharp and John Pudney based on Pudney's 1955 adventure story for boys, Thursday Adventure.
Production
It was Don Sharp's debut feature film as director, although he had directed some documentaries, following his decision to abandon acting. According to Anthony Hayward the film "demonstrated [Sharp's] ability to keep the action fast-paced". Sharp had written a number of films with John Pudney, whose novel formed the basis for this film. Sharp called it "a very good little action movie".
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