The High and the Mighty

2h 27min

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.

Production Companies

Wayne-Fellows Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Dan Roman
Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

May Holst
Laraine Day

Laraine Day

Lydia Rice
Robert Stack

Robert Stack

John Sullivan
Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

Sally McKee
Phil Harris

Phil Harris

Ed Joseph
Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Gustave Pardee
David Brian

David Brian

Ken Childs
Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Donald Flaherty
Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Humphrey Agnew
Julie Bishop

Julie Bishop

Lillian Pardee
John Howard

John Howard

Howard Rice
Wally Brown

Wally Brown

Lenny Wilby, navigator
William Campbell

William Campbell

Hobie Wheeler
Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Clara Joseph
John Qualen

John Qualen

Jose Locota
Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Frank Briscoe
Joy Kim

Joy Kim

Dorothy Chen
Michael Wellman

Michael Wellman

Toby Fields
Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Tim Garfield
Robert Keys

Robert Keys

Lieutenant Mowbray
Julie Mitchum

Julie Mitchum

Susie Wilby
Doe Avedon

Doe Avedon

Miss Spalding
Karen Sharpe

Karen Sharpe

Nell Buck
John Smith

John Smith

Milo Buck
Robert Easton

Robert Easton

Cargo Clerk (uncredited)
Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy

Boyd, Public Relations (uncredited)
Walter Reed

Walter Reed

Mr. Field (uncredited)
Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

Ensign Keim
William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Restaurant Cook

Release date

3rd Jul 1954

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English