The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

147 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller, Adventure | July 3, 1954

Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.

The High and the Mighty

147 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller, Adventure | July 3, 1954

The High and the Mighty
Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Wayne-Fellows Productions
Original title The High and the Mighty
Directors William A. Wellman
Writers Ernest K. Gann

Cast

John Wayne

as Dan Roman

Claire Trevor

as May Holst

Laraine Day

as Lydia Rice

Robert Stack

as John Sullivan

Jan Sterling

as Sally McKee

Phil Harris

as Ed Joseph

Robert Newton

as Gustave Pardee

David Brian

as Ken Childs

Paul Kelly

as Donald Flaherty

Sidney Blackmer

as Humphrey Agnew

Julie Bishop

as Lillian Pardee

John Howard

as Howard Rice

Wally Brown

as Lenny Wilby, navigator

William Campbell

as Hobie Wheeler

Ann Doran

as Clara Joseph

John Qualen

as Jose Locota

Paul Fix

as Frank Briscoe

George Chandler

as Ben Sneed

Joy Kim

as Dorothy Chen

Michael Wellman

as Toby Fields

Douglas Fowley

as Alsop

Regis Toomey

as Tim Garfield

Robert Keys

as Lieutenant Mowbray

William Schallert

as Dispatcher

Julie Mitchum

as Susie Wilby

Doe Avedon

as Miss Spalding

Karen Sharpe

as Nell Buck

John Smith

as Milo Buck

Robert Easton

as Cargo Clerk (uncredited)

Douglas Kennedy

as Boyd, Public Relations (uncredited)

Walter Reed

as Mr. Field (uncredited)

Carl Switzer

as Ensign Keim

William H. O'Brien

as Restaurant Cook