Murder on Flight 502 (TV 1975)

Left in the lounge for first-class passengers, a letter warns of murders on Flight 502 -- and the warning is received a day early.

Director:

George McCowan

Writer:

David P. Harmon

Stars:

Ralph Bellamy, Polly Bergen, Theodore Bikel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ralph Bellamy	...	Dr. Kenyon Walker
Polly Bergen	...	Mona Briarly
Theodore Bikel	...	Otto Gruenwaldt
Sonny Bono	...	Jack Marshall
Dane Clark	...	Ray Garwood
Laraine Day	...	Claire Garwood
Fernando Lamas	...	Paul Barons
George Maharis	...	Robert Davenport
Farrah Fawcett	...	Karen White (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors)
Hugh O'Brian	...	Detective Daniel Myerson
Molly Picon	...	Ida Goldman
Walter Pidgeon	...	Charlie Parkins
Robert Stack	...	Captain Larkin
Brooke Adams	...	Vera Franklin
Danny Bonaduce	...	Millard Kensington

Storyline

A jumbo jet leaves New York. After the plane has departed, a note is found in the first class lounge with an ominous message left by a passenger threatening to kill some of the passengers. At first it is thought to be a sick joke, but soon a man posing as a priest and a stewardess are killed. It is up to the captain to find the killer before the body count increases.

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Plot Keywords:

passenger | note | murder | killer | airport | 

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Taglines:

A Dramactic In-Flight Journey That You'll Never Forget!

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dai kûkô 75: Sukai panikku

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The uniforms worn by the airlines female crew members are actual TWA Stewardess uniforms worn during the winter months from 1968-1971. The same uniforms can be seen at the end of Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can".

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Goofs

When the plane lands in London, the sky is shown at dawn, yet when the plane finishes its taxiing, it is night. Given the time-frame of the movie, the flight should be landing in the morning.

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Connections

Referenced in Airplane! (1980)

User Reviews

Daft in Flight Chaos

Even by TV movie standards this is poor. One of the main problems is that Robert Stack and Hugh O' Brian are so wooden in their leading roles. Honestly, planks of wood could have acted better.The movie has a cheap look and the flight is full of all the usual stereotypes. The denouement, such as it is,is almost laughable.This is very typical of TV movies of the time. I suppose there are worse ways you could spend 90 minutes,like scrubbing out your kitchen perhaps. Total routine fare.