"He played with death to prove a theory"

1964

1h 46m

6.4(36 votes)

Drama

Overview

An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.

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85 members

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Glenn Ford

Sam McBane

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Jane Russell

Self

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Rod Taylor

Captain Jack Savage

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Suzanne Pleshette

Martha Webster

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Nancy Kwan

Sally Fraser

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Wally Cox

Ralph Bundy

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Nehemiah Persoff

Ben Sawyer

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Mark Stevens

Mickey Doolan

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Max Showalter

Dan Crawford

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Constance Towers

Peg Burke

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Howard St. John

Mark Hutchins

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Robert J. Wilke

Stillman

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Bert Freed

Dillon

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Dort Clark

Ted Wilson

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Mary Wickes

Mrs. Llewlyn

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Robert F. Simon

Proctor

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Stanley Adams

Bernie (uncredited)

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Robert Adler

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Don Ames

Party Guest (uncredited)

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François André

Technician (uncredited)

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Al Bain

Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

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Evadne Baker

Secretary (uncredited)

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Tony Barr

Coordinator (uncredited)

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Brandon Beach

Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

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David Bedell

Technician (uncredited)

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Jim Boles

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

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George Bruggeman

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Rusty Burrell

News Reporter (uncredited)

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Marianna Case

D'Arcy (uncredited)

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Dick Cherney

Soldier (uncredited)

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Booth Colman

Technician (uncredited)

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Paul Cristo

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Sayre Dearing

Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

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George DeNormand

Board Member (uncredited)

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Kem Dibbs

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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George Dockstader

Policeman (uncredited)

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Bob Duggan

Reporter (uncredited)

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Minta Durfee

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

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Kort Falkenberg

Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)

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George Ford

Loadmaster (uncredited)

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Peter Ford

Attendant (uncredited)

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James Gonzalez

Airline Employee (uncredited)

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Harold Goodwin

Art Baldwin (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Inspector (uncredited)

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Pitt Herbert

Man (uncredited)

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George Holmes

Board Member (uncredited)

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Joseph Hoover

Newsman (uncredited)

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John Hubbard

Al Robbins (uncredited)

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Charles Irving

Inquiry Board Chairman (uncredited)

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Michael Jeffers

Inspector (uncredited)

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Morgan Justin

TV Camera Crewman (uncredited)

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Rusty Lane

Supervisor (uncredited)

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John Lawrence

Priest (uncredited)

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Paul Lukather

News Reporter (uncredited)

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Dorothy Malone

Lisa Bond (uncredited)

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William Meader

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Laurie Mitchell

Bar Hostess (uncredited)

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Sol Murgi

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Paulene Myers

Mother (uncredited)

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Ron Nyman

Bob (uncredited)

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Joe Patridge

First Officer Murray (uncredited)

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Charles Perry

Inspector (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Reporter (uncredited)

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Anthony Redondo

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Marshall Reed

News Reporter (uncredited)

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Tony Regan

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Edward Rickard

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Christopher Riordan

Soldier in Audience (uncredited)

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Clark Ross

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

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Jerry Rush

Reporter (uncredited)

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Mark Russell

Soldier (uncredited)

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Cosmo Sardo

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Airline Employee (uncredited)

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Joe Scott

Controller (uncredited)

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James Secrest

Orderly (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

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John Stevens

News Reporter (uncredited)

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Harry Swoger

Airport Employee (uncredited)

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Hal Taggart

Doctor (uncredited)

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Ralph Thomas

News Reporter (uncredited)

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Paul Trinka

WWII Navigator (uncredited)

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Blaine Turner

Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

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Richard Walsh

Radio Newsman (uncredited)

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Arch Whiting

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Harry Wilson

Inquiry Board Spectator (uncredited)

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