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No Highway in the Sky (1951) was a Drama - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Henry Koster and produced by Louis D. Lighton.

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NO HIGHWAY IN THE SKY On Blu-ray From Kino

By Dan Day Jr. on Feb 14, 2017 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

It's another classic film release from Kino Lorber, this time a somewhat obscure feature starring the one and only James Stewart. NO HIGHWAY IN THE SKY (1951) has Stewart as a fidgety aeronautics expert named Theodore Honey. Based in England, Honey is convinced that a new type of airplane known as ... Read full article


No Highway in the Sky (1951)

By Beatrice on Aug 18, 2015 From Flickers in Time

No Highway in the Sky Directed by Henry Koster Written by R.C. Sherriff, Oscar Millard, and Alec Coppel from a novel by Nevil Shute 1951/UK Twentieth Century Fox Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant This one came out of nowhere to delight me. Widower Theodore Honey (James Stewart) is the ve... Read full article


No Highway in the Sky ( 1951 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 16, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

When No Highway in the Sky was released in 1951, James Stewart had established a reputation for playing everyday heroes and champions of social justice in such films as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ( 1939 ) and The Mortal Storm ( 1940 ). In this British-made film, based on a novel by Nevil Shute (... Read full article


No Highway in the Sky ( 1951 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 16, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

When No Highway in the Sky was released in 1951, James Stewart had already established a reputation for playing everyday heroes and champions of social justice in such films as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ( 1939 ) and The Mortal Storm ( 1940 ). In this British-made film, based on a novel by Nevil... Read full article


No Highway in the Sky ( 1951 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 16, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

When No Highway in the Sky was released in 1951, James Stewart had already established a reputation for playing everyday heroes and champions of social justice in such films as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ( 1939 ) and The Mortal Storm ( 1940 ). In this British-made film, based on a novel by Nevil... Read full article


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Sir Philip: Scotty, meet Rosie, she's a spy. Wait till you see her bedroom, it's absolutely papered in blueprints.


Marjorie Corder: Man kills airplane. There's apt to be a lot in the papers about that.


Monica Teasdale: Just a minute, if I'm going to meet my Maker, I'd like to know about it.


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"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onApril 28, 1952 with James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich reprising their film roles.
The concept of an airliner suffering catastrophic failure due to metal fatigue after a certain number of flight cycles, as outlined in the 1948 novel and this 1951 film, came true with the failures of the de Havilland Comet in 1954. There are a number of eerie parallels between the fictional account and the later actual events.
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