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No Highway in the Sky

No Highway in the Sky

EXCITEMENT and SUSPENSE 18,000 Feet Over the Atlantic!

19517.01h 38m

Overview

James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.

Directed by Henry Koster
Written by Nevil Shute, R.C. Sherriff, Oscar Millard
Produced by Louis D. Lighton
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Top Cast

James Stewart

James Stewart

Theodore Honey

Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns

Marjorie Corder

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Monica Teasdale

Janette Scott

Janette Scott

Elspeth Honey

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

Dennis Scott

Elizabeth Allan

Elizabeth Allan

Shirley Scott

Ronald Squire

Ronald Squire

Sir John, Director

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Fisher, Inspector of Accidents (uncredited)

Bessie Love

Bessie Love

Plane Passenger (uncredited)

J

Jill Clifford

Peggy, Stewardess

Themes & Keywords

stewardessblack and whiteaeronautical engineer

About No Highway in the Sky

No Highway in the Sky is a drama, thriller film released in 1951 exploring themes of stewardess, black and white, aeronautical engineer. Directed by Henry Koster, it stars James Stewart, Glynis Johns, Marlene Dietrich. James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.

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