The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
A pilot wants a life of ease, flying for drug smugglers and looking the other way until his conscience is tweaked by a woman he has misused. The story unfolds in flashbacks as the pilot battles the storm and recalls his failures, including a love affair with the wife of his best friend.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- André de TothDirector
- Richard MurphyScreenplay
Cast
- Richard WidmarkLt. Willard Francis Slattery
- Linda DarnellMrs. Aggie Hobson
- Veronica LakeDolores Grieves
- John RussellLt. F.A. 'Hobbie' Hobson
- Gary MerrillCmdr E.T. Kramer
- Walter KingsfordR.J. Milne
- Raymond GreenleafAdm. William F. Ollenby
- Stanley WaxmanFrank
- Joe De SantisGregory (as Joseph De Santis)
- Tom ColemanBartender (uncredited)
- John DavidsonMaitre D' (uncredited)
- Ted JordanRadarman (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
drug abusehurricanepilot