The High And The Mighty.

In Honolulu, a DC-4 airliner prepares to take off for San Francisco with 17 passengers and a crew of 5. Former captain Dan Roman (John Wayne), the flight's veteran first officer known for his habit of whistling, is haunted by a crash that killed his wife and son. Stewardess Spalding (Doe Avedon) attends her passengers, each with varying personal problems, including jaded former actress May Holst (Claire Trevor), unhappily married heiress Lydia Rice (Laraine Day), aging beauty queen Sally McKee (Jan Sterling), and cheerful vacationer Ed Joseph

Credits

Cast
John Wayne, Robert Stack, Laraine Day, Claire Trevor, Jan Sterling, Robert Newton, Sidney Blackmer, Phil Harris, Paul Fix, Doe Avedon

Copyright

Complete catalog record
THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY. Wayne-Fellows Productions. Released by Warner Bros. Pictures. 147 min., sd., color, 35mm. CinemaScope, Warnercolor. Based on the novel of the same title by Ernest K. Gann. © Wayne-Fellows Productions, Inc.; 3Jul54; LP5260.

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