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An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of plane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number flying hours.An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of plane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number flying hours.An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of plane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number flying hours.
Basil Appleby
- Second Engineer
- (uncredited)
Felix Aylmer
- Sir Philip
- (uncredited)
Douglas Bradley-Smith
- Farnborough Director
- (uncredited)
Dora Bryan
- Rosie - Barmaid
- (uncredited)
Hilda Campbell-Russell
- Plane Passenger
- (uncredited)
Gerald Case
- Inquiry Board Member
- (uncredited)
Hugh Cross
- Johnson - Director's Secretary
- (uncredited)
Maurice Denham
- Maj. Pearl
- (uncredited)
Robert Dickens
- Autograph Hunter
- (uncredited)
Mabel Etherington
- Airline Passenger
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMarlene Dietrich chose her wardrobe from the newest Christian Dior collection and charged it to the studio. She decided that the fur stole they had wasn't ample enough for her character so she threw on a mink cape and used the stole as a collar piece to get the luxurious look she wanted.
- GoofsAt Gander Airport in Newfoundland, the pilot refuses to allow Honey back on the plane to continue to Montreal, whilst Miss Corder tells him they'll see him in Montreal, but since Honey was on his way to Labrador, which was part of Newfoundland, to investigate the previous Reindeer crash, he would have been leaving the plane at Gander and not going on to Montreal in the first place.
- Quotes
Elspeth Honey: it's very hard being a scientist. One has to think a great deal. The world would have made scarcely any progress at all if it hadn't been for scientists.
Dennis Scott: I see. The scientists do the thinking for the world, and the rest of us just live in it, is that it?
Elspeth Honey: Yes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (2000)
Featured review
David Diamond is right.
Everything David Diamond said is correct. What appealed to me about this film was that the aircraft was all pre-jet. Commercial, long distance aviation was in its infancy. Expect to see airplanes furnished like ships of the era, with good service, plenty of room, people really traveling (dressing up, sharing stories with each other, having a sense of wonder about being somewhere else).
Also note the curious American/English contrast between Stewart and his household servant. I also like the traditional "he's a man and needs someone to help support him and raise his motherless daughter." Male engineers would like this film. A fine, guy's film (there are so few these days) with a moral message.
Also note the curious American/English contrast between Stewart and his household servant. I also like the traditional "he's a man and needs someone to help support him and raise his motherless daughter." Male engineers would like this film. A fine, guy's film (there are so few these days) with a moral message.
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- Gus-41
- Jan 15, 1999
Details
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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