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Crash Landing

  • 1958
  • Approved
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
312
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Crash Landing (1958)
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Airplane passengers prepare for a crash landing in the ocean.Airplane passengers prepare for a crash landing in the ocean.Airplane passengers prepare for a crash landing in the ocean.

  • Director
    • Fred F. Sears
  • Writer
    • Fred Freiberger
  • Stars
    • Gary Merrill
    • Nancy Reagan
    • Irene Hervey
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    312
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fred F. Sears
    • Writer
      • Fred Freiberger
    • Stars
      • Gary Merrill
      • Nancy Reagan
      • Irene Hervey
    • 13User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast26

    Gary Merrill
    Gary Merrill
    • Capt. Steve Williams
    Nancy Reagan
    Nancy Reagan
    • Helen Williams
    • (as Nancy Davis)
    Irene Hervey
    Irene Hervey
    • Bernice Willouby
    Roger Smith
    Roger Smith
    • John Smithback
    Bek Nelson
    Bek Nelson
    • Nancy Arthur
    Jewell Lain
    • Ann Thatcher
    Sheridan Comerate
    Sheridan Comerate
    • Howard Whitney
    Richard Newton
    • Jed Sutton
    Richard Keith
    • Harrison White
    Celia Lovsky
    Celia Lovsky
    • Mrs. Ortega
    Lewis Martin
    Lewis Martin
    • Maurice Stanley
    Hal Torey
    • Calvin Havelick
    John McNamara
    • Phil Burton
    Joan Bradshaw
    Joan Bradshaw
    • Chorus Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Brandy Bryan
    • Chorus Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Kim Charney
    • Barrie Williams
    • (uncredited)
    Ronald Green
    • Mel
    • (uncredited)
    Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
    Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
    • Carlos Ortega
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred F. Sears
    • Writer
      • Fred Freiberger
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Based on the Pan Am Flight 6 incident of October 1956, in which. 24 passengers and seven crew survived the ditching of a Boeing Stratocruiser with help from a US Coast Guard cutter.
    • Goofs
      The information above is incorrect. Both outboard engines have failed, the were able to feather the left (#1) engine which keeps the prop from rotating and creating drag. They failed at an attempt to feather the right (#4) engine so it continued to spin from the airflow which creates additional drag and thus needed extra fuel to make their destination. This is the reason they were forced to ditch.
    • Quotes
      • Teddy Burton: What about my dog? Are we gonna have to leave Wilbur?
      • Phil Burton: As soon as we get home, I'll get you another one, Teddy.
      • Teddy Burton: I don't want another one. I want Wilbur.
      • Capt. Steve Williams: Look, Teddy, if you're going to grow up to fly jet planes, you're going to have to learn about emergencies. Now suppose you were in command of a planetary rocket and something went wrong and saving an animal's life meant sacrificing a person. You'd give up the animal wouldn't you, even if it was yours?
      • Teddy Burton: I guess so. Can I go see him?
      • Capt. Steve Williams: Look, Teddy, your dog is back beyond the lounge, now if you went back there and something happened and we had to ditch before we expect to, your father would go back to get you, that'd worry your mother, now you don't want to upset them at a time like this, do you?
      • Teddy Burton: No, I guess not. But he'll think I'm a deserter; that I didn't even think of him.
      • Capt. Steve Williams: I think we can fix it so that he won't.
      • Teddy Burton: How?
      • Capt. Steve Williams: Well, if you let me take your hat, I'll take it back and put it in the box next to him. He'll know it's yours and he'll know you're thinking about him. And that will make him feel better, right?
      • Teddy Burton: Would you do that? Would you really?
      • Capt. Steve Williams: Yes, sure. Well now that we've got that stowed, why don't you help your mother and father take your little brother to the forward section.
      • Teddy Burton: Okay.
      • [Teddy, his mother and the baby move away]
      • Phil Burton: And you asked me how a father gets along with his son!
    • Connections
      Referenced in They Came from Beyond - Sam Katzman at Columbia (2023)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 30, 1958 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Rescue at Sea
    • Production company
      • Sam Katzman Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 16m(76 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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