Island in the Sky

Storyline

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.

Top Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Captain Dooley

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Captain Stutz

Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Col. Fuller

James Arness

James Arness

Mac McMullen

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

Willie Moon

Allyn Joslyn

Allyn Joslyn

J.H. Handy

Jimmy Lydon

Jimmy Lydon

Murray, Dooley's navigator

Harry Carey, Jr.

Harry Carey, Jr.

Ralph Hunt, Moon's co-pilot

Hal Baylor

Hal Baylor

Stankowski, Dooley's engineer

Sean McClory

Sean McClory

Frank Lovatt, Dooley's co-pilot

Wally Cassell

Wally Cassell

D'Annunzia, Dooley's radioman

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Walrus

Frank Fenton

Frank Fenton

Captain Turner

Robert Keys

Robert Keys

Major Ditson

Sumner Getchell

Sumner Getchell

Lieutenant Cord

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Sergeant Harper

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Wally Miller

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Jim Dugan

Gidley

George Chandler

George Chandler

Rene

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Fitch

Director

William A. Wellman

Writers

Ernest K. Gann

Status

Released

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