Toward the Unknown
Somewhere at a secluded U.S. Air Force Base lives a picked handful of very special men — the rocket pilots of outer space and the eerie experimental craft that rule the skies beyond the sky...
1956 | 115m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
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| Writer: | Beirne Lay Jr. |
| Staring: |
| Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active service as a test pilot. Determined to clear his name, Bond battles a hard-nosed base commander, prejudiced officers and his own insecurities. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 27, 1956 |
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| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Writer: | Beirne Lay Jr. |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | love triangle, u.s. air force, romantic rivalry, test pilot, korean war veteran, supersonic flight, air force base, torture victim, navy aviation, proving oneself, military aviation, pow, experimental aircraft, ptsd recovery, loss of confidence, aging military man |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Toluca Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| William Holden | Maj. Lincoln Bond |
| Lloyd Nolan | Brig. Gen. Bill Banner |
| Virginia Leith | Connie Mitchell |
| Charles McGraw | Col. 'Mickey' McKee |
| Murray Hamilton | Maj. Bromo Lee |
| Paul Fix | Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby |
| James Garner | Lt. Col. Joe Craven |
| L.Q. Jones | 2nd Lt. Sweeney |
| Karen Steele | Polly Craven |
| Bartlett Robinson | Sen. Black |
| Malcolm Atterbury | Hank |
| Ralph Moody | Harvey Gilbert |
| Maura Murphy | Sarah McKee |
| Carol Kelly | Debbie |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| John Beckman | Art Direction |
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Mel Dellar | Unit Manager |
| Russell Llewellyn | Assistant Director |
| Russell Saunders | Second Unit Director |
| Hans F. Koenekamp | Special Effects |
| Leo K. Kuter | Special Effects |
| Paul Mantz | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Thomas Reilly | Additional Editor |
| Ralph S. Hurst | Set Decoration |
| Beirne Lay Jr. | Writer |
| Paul Baron | Original Music Composer |
| William H. Ziegler | Editor |
| Moss Mabry | Costume Design |
| Al Alleborn | Assistant Director |
| Stanley Jones | Sound |
| Harold E. Wellman | Additional Photography |
| Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Beirne Lay Jr. | Associate Producer |
| Mervyn LeRoy | Producer |
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