The High and the Mighty (1954)

The High and the Mighty (1954)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1954-07-03 United States of America 147 Min. PG-13
5.9 75 votes
Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Overview

Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.

Cast

John Wayne is Dan Roman
Dan Roman
Claire Trevor is May Holst
May Holst
Laraine Day is Lydia Rice
Lydia Rice
Robert Stack is John Sullivan
John Sullivan
Jan Sterling is Sally McKee
Sally McKee
Phil Harris is Ed Joseph
Ed Joseph
Robert Newton is Gustave Pardee
Gustave Pardee
David Brian is Ken Childs
Ken Childs
Paul Kelly is Donald Flaherty
Donald Flaherty
Sidney Blackmer is Humphrey Agnew
Humphrey Agnew
Julie Bishop is Lillian Pardee
Lillian Pardee
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez is Gonzales
Gonzales
John Howard is Howard Rice
Howard Rice
Wally Brown is Lenny Wilby, navigator
Lenny Wilby, navigator
William Campbell is Hobie Wheeler
Hobie Wheeler
Ann Doran is Clara Joseph
Clara Joseph
John Qualen is Jose Locota
Jose Locota
Paul Fix is Frank Briscoe
Frank Briscoe
George Chandler is Ben Sneed
Ben Sneed
Joy Kim is Dorothy Chen
Dorothy Chen
Michael Wellman is Toby Fields
Toby Fields
Douglas Fowley is Alsop
Alsop
Regis Toomey is Tim Garfield
Tim Garfield
Robert Keys is Lieutenant Mowbray
Lieutenant Mowbray
William Hopper is Roy
Roy
William Schallert is Dispatcher
Dispatcher
Julie Mitchum is Susie Wilby
Susie Wilby
Doe Avedon is Miss Spalding
Miss Spalding
Karen Sharpe is Nell Buck
Nell Buck
John Smith is Milo Buck
Milo Buck
Robert Easton is Cargo Clerk (uncredited)
Cargo Clerk (uncredited)
Douglas Kennedy is Boyd, Public Relations (uncredited)
Boyd, Public Relations (uncredited)
Walter Reed is Mr. Field (uncredited)
Mr. Field (uncredited)
Carl Switzer is Ensign Keim
Ensign Keim
William H. O'Brien is Restaurant Cook
Restaurant Cook

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