The High and the Mighty

The story

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 that takes a terrifying turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean after the point of no return.

Cast & crew

John Wayne

Dan Roman

Claire Trevor

May Holst

Laraine Day

Lydia Rice

Robert Stack

John Sullivan

Jan Sterling

Sally McKee

Phil Harris