The High and the Mighty (Film), released 1954 — adapted from The High and the Mighty by Ernest K. Gann.
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.
Starring John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling.
Directed by William A. Wellman.
