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Flight Into Danger

  • Episode aired Apr 3, 1956
  • 1h
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Flight Into Danger (1956)
Drama

A small planes pilot must take the controls of a large passenger plane when the pilots fall victim to food poisoning.A small planes pilot must take the controls of a large passenger plane when the pilots fall victim to food poisoning.A small planes pilot must take the controls of a large passenger plane when the pilots fall victim to food poisoning.

  • Director
    • David Greene
  • Writer
    • Arthur Hailey
  • Stars
    • James Doohan
    • Larry Beattie
    • Elizabeth Cole
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    37
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Greene
    • Writer
      • Arthur Hailey
    • Stars
      • James Doohan
      • Larry Beattie
      • Elizabeth Cole
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    James Doohan
    James Doohan
    • George Spencer
    Larry Beattie
    Elizabeth Cole
    Corinne Conley
    Corinne Conley
    • Stewardess
    Michael Conway
    Lew Davidson
    • First booking agent
    Fred Diehl
    Brendan Dillon
    Brendan Dillon
    John Elliott
    Herb Gott
    Ron Hartmann
    • Pilot
    • (as Ronald Hartman)
    Dickson Kerwin
      Cec Linder
      Cec Linder
      • Capt. Martin Treleaven
      • (as Cecil Linder)
      John Maddison
      James Manser
      Daryl Masters
      Ed McNamara
      • Airport Controller
      Leonard Ontkean
      • Tower Controller
      • Director
        • David Greene
      • Writer
        • Arthur Hailey
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      • Trivia
        This Canadian Broadcasting Company drama went out live on April 3, 1956, to instant acclaim. A kinescope was re-broadcast in August 1956 due to viewer demand to see it again. Hollywood took notice and the same script was used for an episode of the NBC series The Alcoa Hour (1955) on September 16, 1956. This version was so well received by the viewing audience and critics alike that Paramount released a feature film version in 1957 called Zero Hour! (1957) and later a CBS made-for-TV version called Terror in the Sky (1971), before the story was spoofed in Airplane! (1980). The story was even popular internationally: BBC adapted it for an episode of their series Studio 4 (1962), and a German-language remake was produced in 1964, under the title Flug in Gefahr (1964). In 1981, the drama was adapted for a radio play for Czechoslovak Radio (Ceskoslovenský rozhlas) as part of the radio series Let do nebezpecí (directed by Jirí Horcickra).
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        Remade as The Alcoa Hour: Flight Into Danger (1956)

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      • Release date
        • April 3, 1956 (Canada)
      • Country of origin
        • Canada
      • Language
        • English
      • Production company
        • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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      • Runtime
        • 1h(60 min)
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono

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