Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky (1953)

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

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.

Date of release
1953-09-05
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (75)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Director
William A. Wellman

Casting

  • John Wayne — Captain Dooley
  • Lloyd Nolan — Captain Stutz
  • Walter Abel — Col. Fuller
  • James Arness — Mac McMullen
  • Andy Devine — Willie Moon
  • Allyn Joslyn — J.H. Handy
  • Jimmy Lydon — Murray, Dooley's navigator
  • Harry Carey Jr. — Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot
  • Hal Baylor — Stankowski, Dooley's engineer
  • Sean McClory — Frank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot
  • Wally Cassell — D'Annunzia, Dooley's radioman
  • Gordon Jones — Walrus

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