Captain Eddie

1h 48min

Drama

WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI, to an important person in the early years of civil airline service, after his plane crashed in the South Pacific in late 1942.

Production Companies

Eureka Pictures

20th Century Fox

Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Eddie Rickenbacker
Lynn Bari

Lynn Bari

Adelaide Frost Rickenbacker
Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

William Rickenbacker
Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Ike Howard
Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Lt. Jim Whitaker
James Gleason

James Gleason

Tom Clark
Spring Byington

Spring Byington

Mrs. Frost
Mary Philips

Mary Philips

Elsie Rickenbacker
Darryl Hickman

Darryl Hickman

Eddie Rickenbacker as a boy
Dwayne Hickman

Dwayne Hickman

Louis Rickenbacker
Richard Conte

Richard Conte

Pvt. John Bartek
Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

Col. Hans Adamson
Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Mrs. Westrom
Charles Russell

Charles Russell

Sgt. Jim Reynolds
Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton

Lester Thomas
Chick Chandler

Chick Chandler

Richard Lacey
Nancy June Robinson

Nancy June Robinson

Mary Rickenbacker
Winifred Glyn

Winifred Glyn

Emma Rickenbacker
Gregory Marshall

Gregory Marshall

Dewey Rickenbacker
David Spencer

David Spencer

Albert Rickenbacker
Elvin Field

Elvin Field

Bill Rickenbacker
George Mitchell

George Mitchell

Lt. Johnny De Angelis
Boyd Davis

Boyd Davis

Mr. Frost
Don Garner

Don Garner

Sgt. Alex
Joseph J. Greene

Joseph J. Greene

Dinkenspiel
Olin Howland

Olin Howland

Census Taker
Leila McIntyre

Leila McIntyre

Mrs. Foley
Fred Essler

Fred Essler

Prof. Montague
Lotte Stein

Lotte Stein

Mme. Montagne
Earle S. Dewey

Earle S. Dewey

Dr. Campbell

Release date

18th Jun 1945

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English