airplane,radio,survival,snow,food rationing,navigation

Island in the Sky (1953)

Poster for Island in the Sky

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 & Crew

Director
William A. Wellman
  • Profile picture of John Wayne
    Captain Dooley John Wayne
  • Profile picture of Lloyd Nolan
    Captain Stutz Lloyd Nolan
  • Profile picture of Walter Abel
    Col. Fuller Walter Abel
  • Profile picture of James Arness
    Mac McMullen James Arness
  • Profile picture of Andy Devine
    Willie Moon Andy Devine
  • Profile picture of Allyn Joslyn
    J.H. Handy Allyn Joslyn
  • Profile picture of Jimmy Lydon
    Murray, Dooley's navigator Jimmy Lydon
  • Profile picture of Harry Carey, Jr.
    Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot Harry Carey, Jr.

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Keywords

  • airplane
  • radio
  • survival
  • snow
  • food rationing
  • navigation