No Highway In The Sky (1950)

• Director
  • Henry Koster
• Writers
  • Nevil Shute(by)
  • R.C. Sherriff(screen play)
  • Oscar Millard(screen play)
• Stars
  • James Stewart
  • Marlene Dietrich
  • Glynis Johns

  Henry Koster directs the 1951 aviation drama No Highway in the Sky, based on the novel by Nevil Shute. James Stewart stars as Theodore Honey, a widower and single parent to 11-year-old Elspeth (Janette Scott). He's also an absent-minded engineer who has formed a scientific theory about metal fatigue in a specific model of aircraft. He tries to convince British Airways that their airplanes will come apart after a certain amount of miles, but no one believes him. Then administrator Dennis Scott (Jack Hawkins) sends him on a flying mission to investigate a crash site in Newfoundland. Along the way, he meets stewardess Marjorie Corder (Glynnis Johns) and movie star Monica Teasdale (Marlene Dietrich).