No Highway in the Sky (1951)
Synopsis
James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.
Release Date: 1951-06-28
Runtime: 98 minutes
Director: Henry Koster
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- James Stewart as Theodore Honey
- Glynis Johns as Marjorie Corder
- Marlene Dietrich as Monica Teasdale
- Janette Scott as Elspeth Honey
- Jack Hawkins as Dennis Scott
- Elizabeth Allan as Shirley Scott
- Ronald Squire as Sir John, Director
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Fisher, Inspector of Accidents (uncredited)
- Bessie Love as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
- Jill Clifford as Peggy, Stewardess
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