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No Highway in the Sky (1951)

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Release Date: Jun 28, 1951 Wide

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Henry Koster directs the 1951 aviation drama No Highway in the Sky, based on the novel by Nevil Shute. James Stewart stars as Theodore Honey, a widower and single parent to 11-year-old Elspeth (Janette Scott). He's also an absent-minded engineer who has formed a scientific theory about metal fatigue in a specific model of aircraft. He tries to convince British Airways that their airplanes will come apart after a certain amount of miles, but no one believes him. Then administrator Dennis Scott

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Henry Koster

Written By: R.C. Sherriff, Oscar Millard, Alec Coppel

In Theaters: Jun 28, 1951 Wide

On DVD: Aug 2, 1995

Twentieth Century Fox

Cast

James Stewart
Theodore Honey
Marlene Dietrich
Monica Teasdale
Glynis Johns
Marjorie Corder
Jack Hawkins
Dennis Scott
Ronald Squire
Sir John the Director
Janette Scott
Elspeth Honey
Kenneth More
Dobson
David Hutcheson
Penworthy
Ben Ames Williams
Guard
Maurice Denham
Maj. Pearl
Basil Appleby
2nd Engineer
Michael Kingsley
Navigator
Peter Murray
Radio Operator
Elizabeth Allan
Shirley Scott
Dora Bryan
Rosie
Felix Aylmer
Sir Philip
Jill Clifford
Peggy
Hugh Cross
Director's Secretary
Tom Gill
RAF Pilot
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Fisher
Bessie Love
Niall MacGinnis
Capt. Samuelson
Hector MacGregor
1st Engineer
Marcel Poncin
Scientist
Philip Ray
Burroughs
Roy Russell
Butler
John Salew
Symes
Cyril Smith
Airport Officer
Karel Stepanek
Mannheim
Wilfred Walter
Tracy
Michael McCarthy
Bus Conductor
Hugh Wakefield
Sir David Moon
Douglas Bradley-Smith
Staff of Directors at F...
Maxwell Foster
Gerald Kent
Stuart Nichol
Philip Vickers
Control Officer

Critic Reviews for No Highway in the Sky

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American military war hero pilot James Stewart plays the eccentric Yank scientist working for a British airline, and gives one of his better and more pleasing performances as someone kindhearted but a bit daffy.

August 14, 2011 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

No Highway in the Sky is notable for its depiction of airline travel and disaster-film dynamics, each then in emerging stages. Unfortunately, it's not very skilled at either one.

April 18, 2011 Full Review Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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Christopher Lloyd

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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Despite what my old man will tell you, No Highway in the Sky is not a great movie. It's got a great cast and the story had some potential to be a real potboiler but it just kind of turns into Jimmy Stewart trying to do something different and doing a pretty good job at it. Marlene Dietrich plays herself and at times I

August 16, 2011

Michael Gildea

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The cast is MUCH better then the story deserves.

March 17, 2008

jay nixon

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