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The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

The 2-Year Best-Seller Sensation! The Year's Greatest Cast!
Jul 03, 1954 2h 27m
5.9
74 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title The High and the Mighty
Companies Wayne-Fellows Productions
Countries United States of America
Keywords mutiny, airplane, navigator
John Wayne

John Wayne

Dan Roman
Laraine Day

Laraine Day

Lydia Rice
Robert Stack

Robert Stack

John Sullivan
Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

Sally McKee
Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Gustave Pardee
David Brian

David Brian

Ken Childs
Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Donald Flaherty
Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Humphrey Agnew
Julie Bishop

Julie Bishop

Lillian Pardee
John Howard

John Howard

Howard Rice
Wally Brown

Wally Brown

Lenny Wilby, navigator
William Campbell

William Campbell

Hobie Wheeler
Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Clara Joseph
John Qualen

John Qualen

Jose Locota
Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Frank Briscoe
Joy Kim

Joy Kim

Dorothy Chen
Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Tim Garfield
Robert Keys

Robert Keys

Lieutenant Mowbray
Julie Mitchum

Julie Mitchum

Susie Wilby
Doe Avedon

Doe Avedon

Miss Spalding
John Smith

John Smith

Milo Buck
Robert Easton

Robert Easton

Cargo Clerk (uncredited)
Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy

Boyd, Public Relations (uncredited)
Walter Reed

Walter Reed

Mr. Field (uncredited)
Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

Ensign Keim
William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Restaurant Cook