Out of the Clouds (1955)

A busy day at London Airport. Follow the lives and loves of the crew and passengers.

Director:

Basil Dearden

Writers:

John Fores (adapted from "The Springboard"), John Eldridge (screenplay)

Stars:

Anthony Steel, Robert Beatty, David Knight

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Steel	...	Gus Randall
Robert Beatty	...	Nick Millbourne
David Knight	...	Bill
Margo Lorenz	...	Leah
James Robertson Justice	...	Captain Brent
Eunice Gayson	...	Penny Henson
Isabel Dean	...	Mrs Malcolm
Gordon Harker	...	The Taxi Driver
Bernard Lee	...	Customs Officer
Michael Howard	...	Purvis
Marie Lohr	...	Rich Woman
Esma Cannon	...	Her Companion
Abraham Sofaer	...	The Indian
Melissa Stribling	...	Jean Osmond
Sidney James	...	The Gambler

Storyline

A busy day at London Airport. Follow the lives and loves of the crew and passengers.

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Plot Keywords:

airport | pilot | customs officer | aviation | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 May 1955 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

O Amor Chegou de Avião

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ealing Studios, Michael Balcon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Gaumont-Kalee) (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Eastman Colour)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Nick Millbourne: What's the trouble, Captain?
Captain Brent: I'm not happy about the port outer - she sounds a bit rough to me.
Nick Millbourne: Instruments check alright?
Captain Brent: Yes.
Nick Millbourne: The instrument say she's okay, the chief mechanic says she's okay...?
Captain Brent: Young man, let me tell you something. In the air, I am responsible for this aircraft and the lives of all on board her, and neither you nor anybody else - including the chairman of the corporation - is going to induce me to take her one inch off the ground until I am absolutely satisfied that she is ...
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Soundtracks

Flame
(uncredited)
Music by Richard Addinsell
Lyrics by Jack Fishman

User Reviews

Portrait of the early Heathrow Airport and Its Staff and Passengers

This is a fascinating ensemble piece, well directed by Basil Dearden, which creates a combination of personal dramas involving pilots, passengers, and airport personnel and shows how their stories cross and intermingle. Robert Beatty plays an ex-pilot who has become the head of operations at the airport, but hates being on the ground and longs to get back to his old job of flying over the Atlantic. But the doctor will not pass him. James Robertson Justice is an experienced pilot who repeatedly refuses to take off in a plane because he rightly says he hears something wrong with one of the four engines. Sid James has a bit part. There is a touching love story about two young people (played by David Knight and Margo Lorenz) who meet at the airport while waiting for their delayed planes to take off in opposite directions. The film works very well dramatically, but its chief interest today is the extraordinary portrait of Heathrow Airport as it was in the mid-1950s. In those days you could drive a car right onto the tarmac. Ah, those were the days, before everybody got up tight. Anyone interested in the history of commercial aviation needs to see this film, it is a 'must'. And it is very entertaining as well. It is not done in a semi-documentary style at all but is entirely done as a dramatic film which incorporates the details of the airport and shows how everything works.