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Island in the Sky

A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.

Director

William A. Wellman

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Genre

adventure, drama

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Production

Wayne-Fellows Productions

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Capt. Dooley

Captain Stutz

Col. Fuller

Mac McMullen

Willie Moon

J.H. Handy

Murray

Ralph Hunt

Harry Carey Jr.

Stankowski

Frank Lovatt

D'Annunzia

Walrus

Capt. Turner

Maj. Ditson

Lt. Cord

Sumner Getchell

Sgt. Harper

Wally Miller

Gidley

Rene

George Chandler

Fitch

Louis Jean Heydt

Wilson

Swanson

Gainer

Sonny Hopper

Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer

Stannish

Breezy

Herbert Anderson

Ogden

Anthony De Mario

Boy

Billy Lee Aimone

Murray's Wife

Stutz's Navigator

Moon's Wife

Server in Officer's Mess

Mechanic

Dusty - McMullen's Co-Pilot

Boy

Fitch's Co-Pilot

Mike Moon

Michael Wellman

Jim Moon

Narrator

William A. Wellman

Margaret - Girl in Flashback

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This is a story about professional pilots
and their special guarded world... - Island in the Sky

This is a story about professional pilots and their special ...

Before takeoff, a professional pilot
is keen, anxious... - Island in the Sky

Before takeoff, a professional pilot is keen, anxious...

Where do you think we are now? - Island in the Sky

Where do you think we are now?

Give me officers' mess! - Island in the Sky

Give me officers' mess!

- It's that time, Daddy. Fifty gallons left.
- Get that window open. - Island in the Sky

- It's that time, Daddy. Fifty gallons left. - Get that...

- You see the ground yet?
- No, not yet! - Island in the Sky

- You see the ground yet? - No, not yet!

She's going to land like a grand piano
thrown off the top of a mountain. - Island in the Sky

She's going to land like a grand piano thrown off the t...

- I see a lake down here, think!
- There's another one over here! - Island in the Sky

- I see a lake down here, think! - There's another one ...

Cut the switches, Frank! - Island in the Sky

Cut the switches, Frank!

Thank you, God Almighty. - Island in the Sky

Thank you, God Almighty.

Hiya, Walrus! - Island in the Sky

Hello, Stannish. How are you?
Good to see you. - Island in the Sky

Hello, Stannish. How are you? Good to see you.

The captain of Lighthouse Lil
wants to talk to you. - Island in the Sky

The captain of Lighthouse Lil wants to talk to you.

Our Father, who art in heaven... - Island in the Sky

Our Father, who art in heaven...

McMullen! Wake up! - Island in the Sky

McMullen! Wake up!

Mac, you shouldn't. No, Mac. - Island in the Sky

Mac, you shouldn't. No, Mac.

Something's wrong,
I can smell it a mile away. - Island in the Sky

Something's wrong, I can smell it a mile away.

All right, listen, you monkeys,
simmer down now a minute. - Island in the Sky

All right, listen, you monkeys, simmer down now a minute.

We'll give you a head start now, Mikey. - Island in the Sky

We'll give you a head start now, Mikey.

Murray is scared, I think. - Island in the Sky

Murray is scared, I think.

It better start pretty quick! - Island in the Sky

It better start pretty quick!

So we got no generator? - Island in the Sky

So we got no generator?

That thing's hard to turn.
It took all my strength. - Island in the Sky

That thing's hard to turn. It took all my strength.

Sonny boy, you forgot your Wheaties
this morning. - Island in the Sky

Sonny boy, you forgot your Wheaties this morning.

McMullen to Miller and Fitch.
Do you guys see what I see? - Island in the Sky

McMullen to Miller and Fitch. Do you guys see what I see?

Mine either. - Island in the Sky

The mountains are bad enough,
but get a load of that weather behind them. - Island in the Sky

The mountains are bad enough, but get a load of that weather...

Capable one more... - Island in the Sky

Capable one more...

Hey, Wally, Fitch! - Island in the Sky

Hey, Wally, Fitch!

Blue waters - Island in the Sky

This grass will be good
under the sleeping bags. - Island in the Sky

This grass will be good under the sleeping bags.

Where's Lovatt? - Island in the Sky

Where's Lovatt?

Even the ammunition is frozen. - Island in the Sky

Even the ammunition is frozen.

There's no future in this, Mac.
You know that? - Island in the Sky

There's no future in this, Mac. You know that?

- Mac.
- Yeah? - Island in the Sky

Stankowski! - Island in the Sky

Frank, I can't hit a thing. - Island in the Sky

Frank, I can't hit a thing.

Looks like I'm it. - Island in the Sky

Looks like I'm it.

Whatever's customary. - Island in the Sky

Whatever's customary.

We gotta do something
about these windshields. - Island in the Sky

We gotta do something about these windshields.

All right, guys... - Island in the Sky

All right, guys...

Willie Moon,
bound in spirit to certain other men... - Island in the Sky

Willie Moon, bound in spirit to certain other men...

Stannish... - Island in the Sky

J.H. Handy, part of a tight communion. - Island in the Sky

J.H. Handy, part of a tight communion.

Stutz, Sunny Hopper... - Island in the Sky

Stutz, Sunny Hopper...

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done... - Island in the Sky

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done...

...but deliver us from evil... - Island in the Sky

...but deliver us from evil...

I guess we can go now... - Island in the Sky

I guess we can go now...

That's number two - Island in the Sky

That's number two

I got him! - Island in the Sky

We know! We heard! - Island in the Sky

We know! We heard!

Hey, Willie, slow down a bit, will you?
Our right engine keeps icing up. - Island in the Sky

Hey, Willie, slow down a bit, will you? Our right engine kee...

New bearing. 160 degrees. - Island in the Sky

New bearing. 160 degrees.

Stan, hold it a minute. Listen. - Island in the Sky

Stan, hold it a minute. Listen.

We better find him pretty soon.
Time and gasoline's a-wasting. - Island in the Sky

We better find him pretty soon. Time and gasoline's a-w...

I could have sworn... - Island in the Sky

I could have sworn...

A new bearing, 170 degrees. - Island in the Sky

A new bearing, 170 degrees.

- Dooley.
- Wait a minute. - Island in the Sky

- Dooley. - Wait a minute.

Better put on your gloves, boy. - Island in the Sky

Better put on your gloves, boy.

Hey, Joe. - Island in the Sky

We must be practically sitting on top of him. - Island in the Sky

We must be practically sitting on top of him.

Is this doing any good? - Island in the Sky

Is this doing any good?

They're coming, boys. - Island in the Sky

They're coming, boys.

Willie, McMullen, Stutzie! - Island in the Sky

Willie, McMullen, Stutzie!

They didn't even turn once.
They didn't even see the smoke. - Island in the Sky

They didn't even turn once. They didn't even see t...

Tell them we're in a jam - Island in the Sky

Tell them we're in a jam

I guess we're awful hard to see down here - Island in the Sky

I guess we're awful hard to see down here

I guess we're awful hard to see down here. - Island in the Sky

I guess we're awful hard to see down here.

All right, I can understand how you feel. - Island in the Sky

All right, I can understand how you feel.

Hey, Stutz... - Island in the Sky

Honey, will you get me operator 52
in New York? - Island in the Sky

Honey, will you get me operator 52 in New York?

Hello, Mrs. Murray? - Island in the Sky

Hello, Mrs. Murray?

You're a lousy guy to sleep with - Island in the Sky

You're a lousy guy to sleep with

I miss my wife and the kid. - Island in the Sky

I miss my wife and the kid.

I'll shoot the first one of you
who leaves the camp area. - Island in the Sky

I'll shoot the first one of you who leaves the camp are...

I'll aim for your legs - Island in the Sky

I'll aim for your legs

Hey, McMullen, where are you? - Island in the Sky

Hey, McMullen, where are you?

Stannish just broke through beneath me. - Island in the Sky

Stannish just broke through beneath me.

- Kind of early, ain't it?
- Yeah. - Island in the Sky

- Kind of early, ain't it? - Yeah.

May not be hot coffee, but it'll be hot. - Island in the Sky

May not be hot coffee, but it'll be hot.

Man, that's all I got in me. - Island in the Sky

Man, that's all I got in me.

Okay, guys, this is it, I hope. - Island in the Sky

Okay, guys, this is it, I hope.

Ralph, you and I will listen to Stutz. - Island in the Sky

Ralph, you and I will listen to Stutz.

Stutz, where are you? - Island in the Sky

Stutz, where are you?

Stutz, are you in the clear, yet? - Island in the Sky

Stutz, are you in the clear, yet?

Stand by. - Island in the Sky

The tops of the hills are just in the clouds... - Island in the Sky

The tops of the hills are just in the clouds...

Not for us, Stutzie, we got to go.
Only 450 gallons left. - Island in the Sky

Not for us, Stutzie, we got to go. Only 450 gallons left.

Hey, fellows! Hey, I've got him. - Island in the Sky

Hey, fellows! Hey, I've got him.

He says to return to the same place.
I knew it, I knew it! - Island in the Sky

He says to return to the same place. I knew it, I knew it!

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A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: William A. Wellman

Writer: Ernest K. Gann

Production: Wayne-Fellows Productions

Genre: adventure, drama

Year: 1953

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 05 Sep 1953

Awards: N/A

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