The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
- Starring:
- James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, (more)
- Director(s):
- Billy Wilder
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Spirit of St. Louis
This retelling of one of Charles Lindbergh's most famous feats stars Jimmy Stewart as the legendary flier, and was directed by Billy Wilder. The story, adapted from Lindbergh's autobiography, begins when the aviator is working as an airmail pilot, but has much loftier goals in mind for himself. He begins to envision a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic - something that no one has ever done before - and finds a group in St. Louis, Missouri willing to provide the necessary financial backing; he then has a special plane built in honor of the funders. Later, as Lindbergh sits in his cockpit, waiting to take off, he thinks back over his days as a circus flier, stunt flier and aimail pilot. The journey itself presents a series of hazards, but Lindbergh perseveres, using the stars for navigation when his compass disappears and overcoming other obstacles such as ice on the wings. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 135 mins
Complete Cast of The Spirit of St. Louis
- James Stewart - Charles A. Lindbergh
- Patricia Smith - Mirror Girl
- Marc Connelly - Father Hussman
- Robert Cornthwaite - Knight
- Lee Roberts - Photographer
- Jimmy Bates - Farm Boy
- Ray Walker - Barker
- Ann Morrison - Mrs. Pearless
- Richard Deacon - Levine
- Sheila Bond - Model/Dancer
- Eugene Borden - French Gendarme
- Carleton Young - Commanding Officer
- Harlan Warde - Boedecker
- Dabbs Greer - Goldsborough
- Jack Daly - Louie
- Budd Buster - Mechanic
- Erville Alderson - Burt
- Olin Howland - Surplus Dealer
- Robert Burton - Maj. Lambert
- David McMahon - Lane
- Paul Brinegar - Okie
- Murray Hamilton - Bud Gurney
- Bartlett Robinson - B.F. Mahoney
- Arthur Space - Donald Hall
- Charles Watts - O.W. Schultz
- Herbert Lytton - Casey Jones
- James O'Reare - Earl Thompson
- James L. Robertson - William Robertson
- Robert B. Williams - Editor
- Johnny Lee - Jess the Cook
- Paul Birch - Blythe
- Chief Yowlachie - Indian
- William White - Cadet
- Nelson Leigh - Director
- Roy Gordon - Associate Producer
- Virginia Christine - Secretary
- Griff Barnett - Old Farmer
- Percival Vivian - Professor
- Maurice Manson - E. Lansing Ray
- David Orrick - Harold Bixby
- Aaron Spelling - Mr. Pearless
- Director(s):
- Billy Wilder
- Writer(s):
- Wendell Mayes, Charles Lederer, Billy Wilder
- Producer(s):
- Leland Hayward, Sr.
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