The High and the Mighty 70 years old

The 2-Year Best-Seller Sensation! The Year's Greatest Cast!

The High and the Mighty

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.

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The High and the Mighty Cast

Name Character
Regis Toomey He was 55, 93 years old when he died as Tim Garfield
Sidney Blackmer He was 58, 78 years old when he died as Humphrey Agnew
John Wayne He was 47, 72 years old when he died as Dan Roman
Claire Trevor She was 44, 90 years old when she died as May Holst
Paul Fix He was 53, 82 years old when he died as Frank Briscoe
William Hopper He was 39, 55 years old when he died as Roy
Ann Doran She was 42, 89 years old when she died as Clara Joseph
Douglas Fowley He was 43, 86 years old when he died as Alsop
Phil Harris He was 50, 91 years old when he died as Ed Joseph
John Qualen He was 54, 87 years old when he died as Jose Locota
Jan Sterling She was 33, 82 years old when she died as Sally McKee
Laraine Day She was 33, 87 years old when she died as Lydia Rice
Walter Reed He was 102, 149 years old when he died as Mr. Field (uncredited)
Robert Stack He was 35, 84 years old when he died as John Sullivan
William Schallert He was 31, 93 years old when he died as Dispatcher
George Chandler He was 56, 86 years old when he died as Ben Sneed
Robert Easton He was 23, 81 years old when he died as Cargo Clerk (uncredited)
Wally Brown He was 49, 57 years old when he died as Lenny Wilby, navigator
Karen Sharpe She was 19, now 90 years old as Nell Buck
David Brian He was 39, 78 years old when he died as Ken Childs
William Campbell He was 30, 87 years old when he died as Hobie Wheeler
Joy Kim as Dorothy Chen
John Howard He was 14, 55 years old when he died as Howard Rice
Paul Kelly He was 54, 57 years old when he died as Donald Flaherty
Douglas Kennedy He was 38, 57 years old when he died as Boyd, Public Relations (uncredited)
Carl Switzer He was 26, 31 years old when he died as Ensign Keim
Julie Mitchum She was 39, 88 years old when she died as Susie Wilby
John Smith He was 156, 197 years old when he died as Milo Buck
Robert Newton He was 49, 50 years old when he died as Gustave Pardee
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez He was 29, 80 years old when he died as Gonzales
Robert Keys He was 32, 83 years old when he died as Lieutenant Mowbray
Michael Wellman He was 6, now 63 years old as Toby Fields
Doe Avedon She was 29, 86 years old when she died as Miss Spalding
Julie Bishop (actress) She was 39, 87 years old when she died as Lillian Pardee

The High and the Mighty Crew

Name Department
Ralph S. Hurst as Set Decoration. He was 37 (55) years old when He died Art
Robert A. Mattey as Special Effects. He was 44 (82) years old when He died Crew
Alfred Ybarra as Art Direction. Art
Archie Stout as Director of Photography. He was 68 (86) years old when He died Camera
Robert Fellows as Producer. He was 50 (47) years old when He died Production
Ernest K. Gann as Novel. He was 43 (81) years old when He died Writing
Ernest K. Gann as Screenplay. He was 43 (81) years old when He died Writing
William A. Wellman as Director. He was 58 (79) years old when He died Directing
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The High and the Mighty (70 years)

The 2-Year Best-Seller Sensation! The Year's Greatest Cast!

  • Release day: Saturday, July 03, 1954
  • Runtime: 147 minutes