No Highway in the Sky (1951)
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Henry Koster directs the 1951 aviation drama No Highway in the Sky, based on the novel by Nevil Shute. James Stewart stars as Theodore Honey, a widower and single parent to 11-year-old Elspeth (Janette Scott). He's also an absent-minded engineer who has formed a scientific theory about metal fatigue in a specific model of aircraft. He tries to convince British Airways that their airplanes will come apart after a certain amount of miles, but no one believes him. Then administrator Dennis Scott (Jack Hawkins) sends him on a flying mission to investigate a crash site in Newfoundland. Along the way, he meets stewardess Marjorie Corder (Glynnis Johns) and movie star Monica Teasdale (Marlene Dietrich). ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Starring:
- James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, (more)
- Director(s):
- Henry Koster
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Synopsis of No Highway in the Sky
Henry Koster directs the 1951 aviation drama No Highway in the Sky, based on the novel by Nevil Shute. James Stewart stars as Theodore Honey, a widower and single parent to 11-year-old Elspeth (Janette Scott). He's also an absent-minded engineer who has formed a scientific theory about metal fatigue in a specific model of aircraft. He tries to convince British Airways that their airplanes will come apart after a certain amount of miles, but no one believes him. Then administrator Dennis Scott (Jack Hawkins) sends him on a flying mission to investigate a crash site in Newfoundland. Along the way, he meets stewardess Marjorie Corder (Glynnis Johns) and movie star Monica Teasdale (Marlene Dietrich). ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
Complete Cast of No Highway in the Sky
- James Stewart - Theodore Honey
- Glynis Johns - Marjorie Corder
- Ronald Squire - Sir John, the Director
- Kenneth More - Dobson
- Ben Williams - Guard
- Basil Appleby - 2nd Engineer
- Peter Murray - Radio Operator
- Dora Bryan - Rosie
- Bessie Love
- Maxwell Foster
- Hugh Wakefield - Sir David Moon
- Wilfred Walter - Tracy
- Cyril Smith - Airport Officer
- Roy Russell - Butler
- Stuart Nichol
- Marcel Poncin - Scientist
- Niall MacGinnis - Capt. Samuelson
- Tom Gill - RAF Pilot
- Hugh Cross - Director's Secretary
- Marlene Dietrich - Monica Teasdale
- Jack Hawkins - Dennis Scott
- Janette Scott - Elspeth Honey
- David Hutcheson - Penworthy
- Maurice Denham - Maj. Pearl
- Michael Kingsley - Navigator
- Elizabeth Allan - Shirley Scott
- Felix Aylmer - Sir Philip
- Philip Ray - Burroughs
- Douglas Bradley-Smith - Staff of Directors at Farnborough
- Michael McCarthy - Bus Conductor
- Karel Stepanek - Mannheim
- John Salew - Symes
- Philip Vickers - Control Officer
- Gerald Kent
- Hector MacGregor - 1st Engineer
- Wilfrid Hyde-White - Fisher
- Jill Clifford - Peggy
- Director(s):
- Henry Koster
- Writer(s):
- R.C. Sherriff, Alec Coppel, Nevil Shute
- Producer(s):
- Louis D. Lighton
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