Island in the Sky 70 years old
He Fought Every Futy 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 wastes of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.
Credits
Island in the Sky Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William A. Wellman He was 57, 79 years old when he died | as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Regis Toomey He was 55, 93 years old when he died | as Sergeant Harper |
| James Arness He was 30, 88 years old when he died | as Mac McMullen |
| John Wayne He was 46, 72 years old when he died | as Captain Dooley |
| Darryl Hickman He was 22, now 92 years old | as Swanson |
| Lloyd Nolan He was 51, 83 years old when he died | as Captain Stutz |
| Paul Fix He was 52, 82 years old when he died | as Wally Miller |
| Walter Abel He was 55, 88 years old when he died | as Col. Fuller |
| Andy Devine He was 47, 71 years old when he died | as Willie Moon |
| Harry Carey, Jr. He was 32, 91 years old when he died | as Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot |
| Allyn Joslyn He was 52, 79 years old when he died | as J.H. Handy |
| Ann Doran She was 42, 89 years old when she died | as Moon's Wife (uncredited) |
| Mike Connors He was 28, 91 years old when he died | as Gainer |
| Fess Parker He was 29, 85 years old when he died | as Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited) |
| Wally Cassell He was 41, 103 years old when he died | as D'Annunzia, Dooley's radioman |
| George Chandler He was 55, 86 years old when he died | as Rene |
| Gordon Jones He was 42, 52 years old when he died | as Walrus |
| Frank Fenton He was 47, 65 years old when he died | as Captain Turner |
| Hal Baylor He was 34, 79 years old when he died | as Stankowski, Dooley's engineer |
| Sean McClory He was 29, 79 years old when he died | as Frank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot |
| Dawn Bender She was 18, now 89 years old | as Murray's Wife |
| Bob Steele He was 46, 81 years old when he died | as Wilson |
| Jimmy Lydon He was 30, now 100 years old | as Murray, Dooley's navigator |
| Herbert Anderson He was 36, 77 years old when he died | as Breezy |
| Sumner Getchell He was 46, 83 years old when he died | as Lieutenant Cord |
| Robert Keys He was 32, 83 years old when he died | as Major Ditson |
| Carl Switzer He was 26, 31 years old when he died | as Sonny Hopper |
| Louis Jean Heydt He was 50, 56 years old when he died | as Fitch |
Island in the Sky Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| James Basevi as Art Direction. He was 62 (71) years old when He died | Art |
| Hugo Friedhofer as Original Music Composer. He was 52 (80) years old when He died | Sound |
| Archie Stout as Director of Photography. He was 67 (86) years old when He died | Camera |
| Robert Fellows as Producer. He was 50 (47) years old when He died | Production |
| Ernest K. Gann as Screenplay. He was 42 (81) years old when He died | Writing |
| Ernest K. Gann as Novel. He was 42 (81) years old when He died | Writing |
| William A. Wellman as Director. He was 57 (79) years old when He died | Directing |
| Emil Newman as Original Music Composer. He was 42 (73) years old when He died | Sound |
Island in the Sky (70 years)
He Fought Every Futy of Man and Mountain To Get Where His Woman Was!
- Release day: Saturday, September 05, 1953
- Runtime: 109 minutes
