No Highway in the Sky (1951)

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98 min - Drama | Thriller - 21 September 1951 (USA)

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An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of plane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number flying hours.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	James Stewart	...	Theodore Honey
	Marlene Dietrich	...	Monica Teasdale
	Glynis Johns	...	Marjorie Corder
	Jack Hawkins	...	Dennis Scott
	Janette Scott	...	Elspeth Honey
	Elizabeth Allan	...	Shirley Scott
	Ronald Squire	...	Sir John, Director
	Jill Clifford	...	Peggy, Stewardess

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Storyline

Theodore Honey is an aeronautical engineer being sent to Labrador from London to examine the wreckage of a new passenger plane designed by his company. His theory is that the planes are susceptible to metal fatigue after a specific amount of time in the air. The absent minded Honey boards the Reindeer class plane and only realizes that this plane is due to fail in the next few hours after the plane is airborne. He decides to warn the crew and creates an incident regardless of whether he is right or wrong. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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EXCITEMENT and SUSPENSE 18,000 Feet Over the Atlantic!

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Drama | Thriller

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English

Release Date:

21 September 1951 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Die Reise ins Ungewisse See more »

Filming Locations:

Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK See more »

Company Credits

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Twentieth Century-Fox Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: 98 min | West Germany: 89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

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Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 28, 1952 with James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich reprising their film roles. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: At the end of the picture Honey recalculates to take into account the test example being in a 'heated shed' whereas at the beginning of the picture you can see people's breath while they are talking, you don't see that in a 'heated shed'. See more »

Quotes

Monica Teasdale: All those people there, makes you wonder which one you would pick out to save if you were God, which one would matter much?
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No Highway in the Sky (1951)
No Highway (original title)

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