"One of the Great Adventures of Our Time!"

1957

2h 15m

6.7(137 votes)

Adventure

Drama

History

Overview

Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.

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Cast & Crew

82 members

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James Stewart

Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh

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Murray Hamilton

Bud Gurney

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Patricia Smith

Mirror Girl

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Bartlett Robinson

Benjamin Frank Mahoney, President Ryan Airlines Co.

Writing

Marc Connelly

Father Hussman

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Arthur Space

Donald Hall, Chief Engineer Ryan Airlines

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Charles Watts

O.W. Schultz, Salesman Atlas Suspender Co.

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Erville Alderson

Burt (uncredited)

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Frances Allen

Mother from Oklahoma (uncredited)

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David Alpert

Clerk (uncredited)

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Don Ames

Crowd Member in France (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

Crowd Member in France (uncredited)

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Gordon Barnes

Reporter (uncredited)

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Griff Barnett

Dad - Farmer (uncredited)

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Jimmy Bates

Farm Boy (uncredited)

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Brandon Beach

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Paul Birch

Blythe (uncredited)

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Eumenio Blanco

Crowd Member in France (uncredited)

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Sheila Bond

Model / Dancer (uncredited)

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Eugene Borden

French Gendarme (uncredited)

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Chet Brandenburg

Crowd Member in France (uncredited)

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Paul Brinegar

Okie (uncredited)

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George Bruggeman

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Robert Burton

Maj. Albert Lambert - Lindbergh Sponsor (uncredited)

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John Carlyle

Bridegroom (uncredited)

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Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Passerby at Train Station (uncredited)

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Virginia Christine

Secretary (uncredited)

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Rena Clark

Bride (uncredited)

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Robert Cornthwaite

Harry Knight - Lindbergh Student (uncredited)

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Jack Daly

Louie (uncredited)

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Richard Deacon

Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)

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Pauline Drake

Sob Sister (uncredited)

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Duke Fishman

Aircraft Mechanic (uncredited)

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Slim Gaut

Aircraft Mechanic (uncredited)

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Roy Gordon

Associate Producer (uncredited)

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Dabbs Greer

Goldsborough (uncredited)

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Kit Guard

Crowd Member in France (uncredited)

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Creighton Hale

Man Driving Car (uncredited)

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Olin Howland

Surplus Dealer (uncredited)

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J. Anthony Hughes

Reporter (uncredited)

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Dick Johnstone

Aircraft Mechanic (uncredited)

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Walter Kingson

Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

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Richard LaMarr

Crowd Member in France (uncredited)

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Norman Leavitt

Ryan Aircraft Employee (uncredited)

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Johnny Lee

Jess - Cook at Louie's Shack (uncredited)

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Nelson Leigh

Director (uncredited)

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Herbert Lytton

Casey Jones (uncredited)

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James Macklin

Reporter (uncredited)

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Maurice Manson

E. Lansing Ray - Editor, St. Louis Globe Democrat (uncredited)

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David Orrick McDearmon

Harold Bixby - St. Louis Chamber of Commerce (uncredited)

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John McKee

Reporter (uncredited)

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David McMahon

Lane (uncredited)

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William Meader

Reporter (uncredited)

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Russell Meeker

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Gordon Mitchell

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Ann Morrison

Mrs. Fearless (uncredited)

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George Nardelli

Crowd Member in France (uncredited)

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Stuart Nedd

Reporter (uncredited)

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Bill Neff

Cadet (uncredited)

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James O'Rear

Earl Thompson (uncredited)

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Alan Paige

Reporter (uncredited)

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Jack Perrin

Passerby at Train Station (uncredited)

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Lee Roberts

Photographer (uncredited)

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James Robertson Jr.

Bill Robertson (uncredited)

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Robert Robinson

Passerby at Train Station (uncredited)

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Syd Saylor

Photographer (uncredited)

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Scott Seaton

Passerby at Train Station (uncredited)

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George Selk

Mechanic (uncredited)

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Bernard Sell

Aircraft Mechanic (uncredited)

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Cap Somers

Crowd Member in France (uncredited)

Production

Aaron Spelling

Mr. Fearless (uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

Passerby at Train Station (uncredited)

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Ernie Taylor

Sailor (uncredited)

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Percival Vivian

Professor (uncredited)

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Max Wagner

Reporter (uncredited)

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Harlan Warde

Boedecker (uncredited)

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Ray Walker

Barker (uncredited)

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Will J. White

Cadet (uncredited)

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Robert B. Williams

Editor - San Diego (uncredited)

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Rush Williams

Reporter (uncredited)

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Carleton Young

Captain at Brooks Field Flight School (uncredited)

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Chief Yowlachie

Indian (uncredited)

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