

Island in the Sky
He Fought Every Fury of Man and Mountain To Get Where His Woman Was!
Adventure
Drama
Overview
A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastelands of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while awaiting rescue.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1953-09-05
Runtime:
1h 49m
Director:
William A. Wellman
Writer:
Ernest K. Gann
Top Cast

John Wayne
Captain Dooley

Lloyd Nolan
Captain Stutz

Walter Abel
Col. Fuller

James Arness
Mac McMullen

Andy Devine
Willie Moon

Allyn Joslyn
J.H. Handy

Jimmy Lydon
Murray, Dooley's navigator

Harry Carey, Jr.
Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot

Hal Baylor
Stankowski, Dooley's engineer

Sean McClory
Frank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot

Wally Cassell
D'Annunzia, Dooley's radioman

Gordon Jones
Walrus
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