VHS : No Highway In The Sky
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starring: James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins, Janette Scottdirected by: Henry Koster
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303521381
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 630352138X
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: August 02, 1995
Running Time: 98 minutes
Sales Rank: 1870
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: September 21, 1951
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
A little-known gem, No Highway in the Sky is an interesting hybrid of U.S. and British film production. Most of the cast is British, as are the look and feel of the film, but the lead actor and the budget are both American. James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline. Marlene Dietrich costars with Stewart, while the balance of the cast comprises British stars, notably Glynis Johns and Jack Hawkins. Stewart is excellent, while a young Janette Scott steals her scenes as Honey's precocious daughter. --Mark Savary
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - No highway in the sky
This is a classic Jimmy Stewart movie, a must see for all old movie buffs
Rating: - A Favorite Film
This and Field of Dreams are my two favorite films of all time. Feel good movies without a bit of smaltz. Hope it comes to DVD soon.
Rating: - Stereotypical Stewart?
One of those "hidden gem" films that slips by the viewer occasionally,only to be unearthed at a later date.If there is such a thing as a stereotypical James Stewart, this film fills the bill. Stewart plays an eccentric,genius/idiot who bumbles along daily, trying to convince the world that he's scientifically correct and that doom awaits all those flying over 1440 net hours in a Reindeer airplane. Superb body language compliments the usual Stewart stutter.A splendid supporting cast augments the ... Read More
Rating: - An overlooked rare gem from James Stewart!
When you think of Jimmy Stewart, you think of so many of his fine perfomances. Yet his portrayal of rock steady George Bailey in "It's A Wonderful Life" always seems to pop out front. As this movie was filmed some four years later, Mr. Stewart looks physically the same but what a fantastic transformation to a tottering "absent minded" scientist bent on proving his theory of metal fatigue of an airplane's tail section. His portral of Theodore Honey is beyond brilliant and quite a departure of his ... Read More
Rating: - A great Nevil Shute novel made into a great movie
Another Nevil Shute novel made into a movie. Shute's main character here is Mr Honey a "boffin"! There is something magical about the way James Stewart brings a character to life and his Mr. Honey is a charming, lovable, believable boffin. The cast, including Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Marlene Dietrich,Kenneth Moore, Wilfrid Hyde-White and too many other to name here have worked together bringing the novel "No Highway" beautifully to the screen. This movie was made a long time ago (1951) in wonderful ... Read More
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