Island in the Sky

William A. Wellman
1953-09-05

He Fought Every Fury of Man and Mountain To Get Where His Woman Was!
6.2
109 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
John Wayne Captain Dooley Unowned
Lloyd Nolan Captain Stutz Unowned
Walter Abel Col. Fuller Unowned
James Arness Mac McMullen Unowned
Andy Devine Willie Moon Unowned
Allyn Joslyn J.H. Handy Unowned
Jimmy Lydon Murray, Dooley's navigator Unowned
Harry Carey, Jr. Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot Unowned
Hal Baylor Stankowski, Dooley's engineer Unowned
Sean McClory Frank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot Unowned
Wally Cassell D'Annunzia, Dooley's radioman Unowned
Gordon Jones Walrus Unowned
Frank Fenton Captain Turner Unowned
Robert Keys Major Ditson Unowned
Sumner Getchell Lieutenant Cord Unowned
Regis Toomey Sergeant Harper Unowned
Paul Fix Wally Miller Unowned
Jim Dugan Gidley Unowned
George Chandler Rene Unowned
Louis Jean Heydt Fitch Unowned
Bob Steele Wilson Unowned
Darryl Hickman Swanson Unowned
Mike Connors Gainer Unowned
Cass Gidley Stannish Unowned
Herbert Anderson Breezy Unowned
Anthony De Mario Ogden Unowned
Ann Doran Moon's Wife (uncredited) Unowned
Fess Parker Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited) Unowned
William A. Wellman Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Unowned
Dawn Bender Murray's Wife Unowned
Carl Switzer Sonny Hopper Unowned
Billy Lee Aimone Boy (uncredited) Unowned