Island in the Sky
He Fought Every Fury of Man and Mountain To Get Where His Woman Was!
1953 | 109m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | William A. Wellman |
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| Writer: | Ernest K. Gann |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 05, 1953 |
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| Director: | William A. Wellman |
| Writer: | Ernest K. Gann |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama |
| Keywords | radio, airplane, survival, snow, food rationing, navigation |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Wayne-Fellows Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Wayne | Captain Dooley |
| Lloyd Nolan | Captain Stutz |
| Walter Abel | Col. Fuller |
| James Arness | Mac McMullen |
| Andy Devine | Willie Moon |
| Allyn Joslyn | J.H. Handy |
| Jimmy Lydon | Murray, Dooley's navigator |
| Harry Carey, Jr. | Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot |
| Hal Baylor | Stankowski, Dooley's engineer |
| Sean McClory | Frank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot |
| Wally Cassell | D'Annunzia, Dooley's radioman |
| Gordon Jones | Walrus |
| Frank Fenton | Captain Turner |
| Robert Keys | Major Ditson |
| Sumner Getchell | Lieutenant Cord |
| Regis Toomey | Sergeant Harper |
| Paul Fix | Wally Miller |
| Jim Dugan | Gidley |
| George Chandler | Rene |
| Louis Jean Heydt | Fitch |
| Bob Steele | Wilson |
| Darryl Hickman | Swanson |
| Mike Connors | Gainer |
| Cass Gidley | Stannish |
| Herbert Anderson | Breezy |
| Anthony De Mario | Ogden |
| Ann Doran | Moon's Wife (uncredited) |
| Fess Parker | Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited) |
| William A. Wellman | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Dawn Bender | Murray's Wife |
| Carl Switzer | Sonny Hopper |
| Billy Lee Aimone | Boy (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Andrew V. McLaglen | Assistant Director |
| William H. Clothier | Aerial Camera |
| Ernest K. Gann | Technical Advisor, Screenplay, Novel |
| Emil Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Archie Stout | Director of Photography |
| Ralph Dawson | Editor |
| James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Ed Borschell | Sound Recordist |
| Nate H. Edwards | Production Manager |
| Sam Freedle | Script Supervisor |
| Joseph La Bella | Property Master |
| Alex Weldon | Special Effects |
| Carl Walker | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Web Overlander | Makeup Artist |
| William A. Mueller | Sound |
| Don Christy | Still Photographer |
| Earl Crain Sr. | Sound Recordist |
| Ralph S. Hurst | Set Decoration |
| William A. Wellman | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Fellows | Producer |
| John Wayne | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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