No Highway in the Sky (1951)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 39min
- Drama, Thriller
- 21 Sep 1951 (USA)
- Movie
An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of plane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number flying hours.
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| James Stewart | ... |
Theodore Honey
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| Marlene Dietrich | ... |
Monica Teasdale
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| Glynis Johns | ... |
Marjorie Corder
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| Jack Hawkins | ... |
Dennis Scott
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| Janette Scott | ... |
Elspeth Honey
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| Elizabeth Allan | ... |
Shirley Scott
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| Ronald Squire | ... |
Sir John - Director
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Jill Clifford | ... |
Peggy - Stewardess
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Basil Appleby | ... |
Second Engineer (uncredited)
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| Felix Aylmer | ... |
Sir Philip (uncredited)
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Douglas Bradley-Smith | ... |
Farnborough Director (uncredited)
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| Dora Bryan | ... |
Rosie - Barmaid (uncredited)
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Hilda Campbell-Russell | ... |
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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Gerald Case | ... |
Inquiry Board Member (uncredited)
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Hugh Cross | ... |
Johnson - Director's Secretary (uncredited)
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| Maurice Denham | ... |
Maj. Pearl (uncredited)
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Robert Dickens | ... |
Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
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Mabel Etherington | ... |
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
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| Alec Finter | ... |
Inquiry Board Member (uncredited)
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Maxwell Foster | ... |
Farnborough Director (uncredited)
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| Alan Gifford | ... |
Man at Top of Stairs (uncredited)
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Tom Gill | ... |
R.A.F. Pilot (uncredited)
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David Hutcheson | ... |
Penworthy - Test Pilot (uncredited)
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| Wilfrid Hyde-White | ... |
Fisher - Inspector of Accidents (uncredited)
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Gerald Kent | ... |
Farnborough Director (uncredited)
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Michael Kingsley | ... |
Navigator (uncredited)
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Catherine Leach | ... |
Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
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John Lennox | ... |
Farnborough Director (uncredited)
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Robert Lickens | ... |
Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
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Fletcher Lightfoot | ... |
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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Stuart Lindsell | ... |
Inquiry Board Chairman (uncredited)
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| Bessie Love | ... |
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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Arthur Lucas | ... |
Farnborough Director (uncredited)
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| Niall MacGinnis | ... |
Capt. Samuelson - Pilot (uncredited)
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| Hector MacGregor | ... |
First Engineer (uncredited)
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Michael McCarthy | ... |
Bus Conductor (uncredited)
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Dodd Mehan | ... |
Farnborough Director (uncredited)
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| Kenneth More | ... |
Dobson - Co-Pilot (uncredited)
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Pete Murray | ... |
Peter - Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Stuart Nichol | ... |
Control Officer (uncredited)
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Marcel Poncin | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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| Philip Ray | ... |
Burroughs (uncredited)
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Roy Russell | ... |
Sir John's Butler (uncredited)
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| John Salew | ... |
Symes - Gander Inspector (uncredited)
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| Cyril Smith | ... |
Airport Officer (uncredited)
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| Karel Stepanek | ... |
Mannheim (uncredited)
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Philip Vickers | ... |
Control Officer (uncredited)
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| Hugh Wakefield | ... |
Sir David Moon - Airline President (uncredited)
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Wilfred Walter | ... |
Tracy (uncredited)
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Ben Williams | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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George Wilson | ... |
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Henry Koster | ||
Written by
| Nevil Shute | ... | (by) |
| R.C. Sherriff | ... | (screen play) & |
| Oscar Millard | ... | (screen play) & |
| Alec Coppel | ... | (screen play) |
Produced by
| Louis D. Lighton | ... | producer |
Music by
| Malcolm Arnold | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Georges Périnal | ... | director of photography (as Georges Perinal) |
Editing by
| Manuel del Campo | ||
Editorial Department
| Alf Chapman | ... | second assistant editor (uncredited) |
| Connie Mason | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| C.P. Norman | ||
Costume Design by
| Christian Dior | ... | (uncredited) (Miss Dietrich's costumes) |
Makeup Department
| Gladys Atkinson | ... | assistant hairdresser (uncredited) |
| David Aylott | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Ida Mills | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
| Tony Sforzini | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Joan Smallwood | ... | assistant hairdresser (uncredited) |
Production Management
| R.E. Dearing | ... | production supervisor (uncredited) |
| Leslie Gilliat | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alec Gibb | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Bluey Hill | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Eddie Pike | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Albert Jullion | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
| Bill Lane | ... | sketch artist (uncredited) |
| Alan Maley | ... | assistant scenic artist (uncredited) |
| Denys Pavitt | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Harry Pottle | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
| Sid Siddall | ... | prop buyer (uncredited) |
| John Stoll | ... | sketch artist (uncredited) |
| Elven Webb | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
| Will Williams | ... | movie poster artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Buster Ambler | ... | sound recordist |
| Gerry Bennett | ... | assistant boom operator (uncredited) |
| Peter Davies | ... | dubbing mixer (uncredited) |
| Basil Fenton-Smith | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
| Austin Partridge | ... | sound maintenance (uncredited) |
| Eric Wood | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Peter Broxup | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Danvers | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Arthur Evans | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Tom Friswell | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
| Maurice Gillett | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Jim Heydom | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Cornel Lucas | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Margaret Furse | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) |
| Fred Birch | ... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) |
| Paddy Harte | ... | wardrobe mistress (uncredited) |
| Mrs. W. Jackson | ... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) |
| Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
| Bridget Sellers | ... | wardrobe mistress (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Marcus Dods | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Olga Brook | ... | continuity (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Arthur Allighan | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
| George More O'Ferrall | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
| Ann Stanborough | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Twentieth Century-Fox Productions (presents) (produced by)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1951) (United States) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) (released by)
- Centfox (1952) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Netherlands Fox Film Corporation (1952) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1952) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1962) (United States) (tv)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (1972) (Germany) (tv)
- Fox Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- KSM (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Theodore Honey is an aeronautical engineer being sent to Labrador from London to examine the wreckage of a new passenger plane designed by his company. His theory is that the planes are susceptible to metal fatigue after a specific amount of time in the air. The absent minded Honey boards the Reindeer class plane and only realizes that this plane is due to fail in the next few hours after the plane is airborne. He decides to warn the crew and creates an incident regardless of whether he is right or wrong.
Written by John Vogel |
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| Taglines | EXCITEMENT and SUSPENSE 18,000 Feet Over the Atlantic! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Marlene Dietrich chose her wardrobe from the newest Christian Dior collection and charged it to the studio. She decided that the fur stole they had wasn't ample enough for her character so she threw on a mink cape and used the stole as a collar piece to get the luxurious look she wanted. See more » |
| Goofs | At Gander Airport in Newfoundland, the pilot refuses to allow Honey back on the plane to continue to Montreal, whilst Miss Corder tells him they'll see him in Montreal, but since Honey was on his way to Labrador, which was part of Newfoundland, to investigate the previous Reindeer crash, he would have been leaving the plane at Gander and not going on to Montreal in the first place. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (2000). See more » |
| Quotes |
Elspeth Honey:
it's very hard being a scientist. One has to think a great deal. The world would have made scarcely any progress at all if it hadn't been for scientists. Dennis Scott: I see. The scientists do the thinking for the world, and the rest of us just live in it, is that it? Elspeth Honey: Yes. See more » |