Island in the Sky

Directed by William A. Wellman
Not Rated
1953    1h 49mAdventure, Drama
6.886%61%
A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.

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Cast of Island in the Sky

  • John WayneCaptain Dooley / Producer
  • Lloyd NolanCaptain Stutz
  • Walter AbelCol. Fuller
  • James ArnessMac McMullen
  • Andy DevineWillie Moon
  • Allyn JoslynJ.H. Handy
  • Jimmy LydonMurray, Dooley's navigator
  • Harry Carey, Jr.Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot
  • Hal BaylorStankowski, Dooley's engineer
  • Sean McCloryFrank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot
  • Wally CassellD'Annunzia, Dooley's radioman
  • Gordon JonesWalrus
  • Frank FentonCaptain Turner
  • Robert KeysMajor Ditson
  • Sumner GetchellLieutenant Cord
  • Regis ToomeySergeant Harper
  • Paul FixWally Miller
  • Jim DuganGidley
  • George ChandlerRene
  • Louis Jean HeydtFitch
  • Bob SteeleWilson
  • Darryl HickmanSwanson
  • Mike ConnorsGainer
  • Cass GidleyStannish
  • Herbert AndersonBreezy
  • Anthony De MarioOgden
  • Ann DoranMoon's Wife (uncredited)
  • Fess ParkerFitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
  • William A. WellmanNarrator (voice) (uncredited) / Director
  • Dawn BenderMurray's Wife
  • Carl SwitzerSonny Hopper
  • Billy Lee AimoneBoy (uncredited)
  • Ernest K. GannWriter
  • Robert FellowsProducer

Island in the Sky Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 21, 2025
    While still portraying heroic action, "Island in the Sky" is a rescue film built around realism and personal angst. John Wayne still plays a manly character, just without all the confidence.

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