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.
Cast
Richard Widmark
Lt. Willard Francis Slattery
Linda Darnell
Mrs. Aggie Hobson
Veronica Lake
Dolores Grieves
John Russell
Lt. F.A. 'Hobbie' Hobson
Gary Merrill
Cmdr E.T. Kramer
Walter Kingsford
R.J. Milne
Raymond Greenleaf
Adm. William F. Ollenby
Stanley Waxman
Frank
Joe De Santis
Gregory (as Joseph De Santis)
Tom Coleman
Bartender (uncredited)
John Davidson
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Ted Jordan
Radarman (uncredited)
Robert Patten
Lieutenant at Desk (uncredited)
Gene Reynolds
Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Crew
André de Toth
Director
Richard Murphy
Screenplay
Herman Wouk
Novel
Robert L. Simpson
Editor
Charles G. Clarke
Director of Photography
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
William Perlberg
Producer
Kay Nelson
Costume Design
Elaine Ramsey
Hairstylist
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Cyril J. Mockridge
Music
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Bruce MacDonald
Set Decoration
Eugene Richee
Still Photographer
Albert Hogsett
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
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