Poster for the movie The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954 • 147 minutes
ActionAdventureDramaThriller

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 - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.

Picture of John Wayne

John Wayne

Dan Roman

Picture of Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

May Holst

Picture of Laraine Day

Laraine Day

Lydia Rice

Picture of Robert Stack

Robert Stack

John Sullivan

Picture of Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

Sally McKee

Picture of Phil Harris

Phil Harris

Ed Joseph

Picture of Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Gustave Pardee

Picture of David Brian

David Brian

Ken Childs

Picture of Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Donald Flaherty

Picture of Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Humphrey Agnew

Picture of Julie Bishop

Julie Bishop

Lillian Pardee

Picture of Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

Gonzales

Picture of John Howard

John Howard

Howard Rice

Picture of Wally Brown

Wally Brown

Lenny Wilby, navigator

Picture of William Campbell

William Campbell

Hobie Wheeler

Picture of Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Clara Joseph

Picture of John Qualen

John Qualen

Jose Locota

Picture of Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Frank Briscoe

Picture of George Chandler

George Chandler

Ben Sneed

Picture of Joy Kim

Joy Kim

Dorothy Chen

Picture of Michael Wellman

Michael Wellman

Toby Fields

Picture of Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Alsop

Picture of Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Tim Garfield

Picture of Robert Keys

Robert Keys

Lieutenant Mowbray

Picture of William Hopper

William Hopper

Roy

Picture of William Schallert

William Schallert

Dispatcher

Picture of Julie Mitchum

Julie Mitchum

Susie Wilby

Picture of Doe Avedon

Doe Avedon

Miss Spalding

Picture of Karen Sharpe

Karen Sharpe

Nell Buck

Picture of John Smith

John Smith

Milo Buck

Picture of Robert Easton

Robert Easton

Cargo Clerk (uncredited)

Picture of Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy

Boyd, Public Relations (uncredited)

Picture of Walter Reed

Walter Reed

Mr. Field (uncredited)

Picture of Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

Ensign Keim

Picture of William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Restaurant Cook