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Island in the Sky

19536.2 / 10109 min
Adventure, Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Captain Dooley

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Captain Stutz

Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Col. Fuller

James Arness

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

Frank Fenton

Frank Fenton

Captain Turner

Robert Keys

Robert Keys

Major Ditson

Sumner Getchell

Sumner Getchell

Lieutenant Cord

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Sergeant Harper

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Wally Miller

Jim Dugan

Jim Dugan

Gidley

George Chandler

George Chandler

Rene

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Fitch

Bob Steele

Bob Steele

Wilson

Darryl Hickman

Darryl Hickman

Swanson

Mike Connors

Mike Connors

Gainer

Cass Gidley

Cass Gidley

Stannish

Herbert Anderson

Herbert Anderson

Breezy

Anthony De Mario

Anthony De Mario

Ogden

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Moon's Wife (uncredited)

Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)

William A. Wellman

William A. Wellman

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Dawn Bender

Dawn Bender

Murray's Wife

Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

Sonny Hopper

Billy Lee Aimone

Billy Lee Aimone

Boy (uncredited)

Crew

William A. Wellman

William A. Wellman

Director

Emil Newman

Emil Newman

Original Music Composer

John Wayne

John Wayne

Producer

Ernest K. Gann

Ernest K. Gann

Novel

Robert Fellows

Robert Fellows

Producer

Archie Stout

Archie Stout

Director of Photography

Ralph Dawson

Ralph Dawson

Editor

Ernest K. Gann

Ernest K. Gann

Screenplay

James Basevi

James Basevi

Art Direction

Joseph La Bella

Joseph La Bella

Property Master

Ralph S. Hurst

Ralph S. Hurst

Set Decoration

Web Overlander

Web Overlander

Makeup Artist

William H. Clothier

William H. Clothier

Aerial Camera

Andrew V. McLaglen

Andrew V. McLaglen

Assistant Director

Don Christy

Don Christy

Still Photographer

Nate H. Edwards

Nate H. Edwards

Production Manager

Carl Walker

Carl Walker

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ernest K. Gann

Ernest K. Gann

Technical Advisor

Alex Weldon

Alex Weldon

Special Effects

William A. Mueller

William A. Mueller

Sound

Sam Freedle

Sam Freedle

Script Supervisor

Earl Crain Sr.

Earl Crain Sr.

Sound Recordist

Ed Borschell

Ed Borschell

Sound Recordist