---
title: 'Island in the Sky (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William A. Wellman'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/island-in-the-sky-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045919/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Island in the Sky (1953)

1953 · 109 min · United States


## Synopsis

Island in the Sky is a 1953 American aviation adventure drama film written by Ernest K. Gann based on his 1944 novel of the same name, directed by William A. Wellman and starring and coproduced by John Wayne. Because of its realistic depiction of an actual aircraft crash, some consider the film as among the classic aviation films. The film also features Andy Devine, Lloyd Nolan, James Arness and Paul Fix.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William A. Wellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-wellman)
- **Producer:** [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne), [Robert Fellows](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-fellows)
- **Screenplay:** [Ernest K. Gann](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-k-gann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Emil Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/emil-newman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Archie Stout](https://cinepixo.com/people/archie-stout)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-dawson)

## Cast

- [Ann Doran](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-doran)
- [Andy Devine](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-devine)
- [Lloyd Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-nolan)
- [William A. Wellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-wellman)
- [Wally Cassell](https://cinepixo.com/people/wally-cassell)
- [George Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-chandler)
- [Harry Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-carey)
- [Regis Toomey](https://cinepixo.com/people/regis-toomey)
- [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne)
- [Bob Steele](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-steele)
- [Carl Switzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-switzer)
- [Fess Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/fess-parker)
- [Paul Fix](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-fix)
- [Herbert Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-anderson)
- [Darryl Hickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-hickman)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/island-in-the-sky-1953
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