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The lyrics to the noted title song are only heard at the very end, are sung by a large choral group, [...]	D
Long considered the granddaddy of the epic 'disaster film,' The High and the Mighty (1954) was envis [...]	D
John Wayne's whistling in the film was masterfully dubbed by musician Muzzy Marcellino.	D
Features Jan Sterling's only Oscar nominated performance.	D
This film features four future Star Trek (2009) actors: Paul Fix, who played Dr. Piper in "Where No [...]	D
After the 'disaster film' genre came of age in the 1970s, one of the most suspenseful elements was d [...]	D
Some viewers of the film may have pondered why the plane didn't attempt a landing in either Los Ange [...]	D
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 11 seconds	D
John Wayne's role is largely unscripted. Especially in the first half of the film, nearly all of his [...]	D
John Wayne's first film in CinemaScope.	D
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez and John Wayne had an interesting connection. Gonzales, who was extremely po [...]	D
When Coast Guard personnel or aircraft are on screen, the score plays "Semper Paratus", the Coast Gu [...]	D
At the time of its release, much of the film's success was attributed to Dimitri Tiomkin's masterful [...]	D
Director William A. Wellman subtly wove the theme of redemption through his film, particularly in th [...]	D
Widely considered to be one of the best performances of John Wayne's career, and largely accidental [...]	D
John Wayne was widely felt to look too young for his character, whereas Spencer Tracy would have loo [...]	D
Although it is widely believed that the DC-4 airliner used to film the passengers' boarding and flyi [...]	D
Ernest K. Gann's 1961 book, "Fate Is the Hunter," is a series of vignettes about Gann's flying caree [...]	D
Because John Wayne performed double duty as both star (pinch-hitting for Spencer Tracy) and producer [...]	D
The final film of veteran cinematographer Archie Stout.	D
Ernest K. Gann achieved a Hollywood rarity in being engaged to adapt his own novel for the screen, m [...]	D
The flying scenes were filmed during the third week in November 1953 using a DC-4 borrowed from Tran [...]	D
Made its New York TV debut on 20 June 1961 on WOR (Channel 9).	D
This film is frequently cited as one of the inspirations behind the parody movie 'Airplane' (1980). [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2001 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Most [...]	D
This is one of the 4 movies in which Paul Fix and John Qualen appear together. It is, also, one of 3 [...]	D
One of many 1950s film and novel titles influenced by the success of MGM's The Bad and the Beautiful [...]	D
Nearly every one of the beloved 1970s disaster movies was strongly influenced by The High and the Mi [...]	D
One of the reasons that all-star casts became in vogue for 1970s disaster films was because audience [...]	D
This is the second of two films in which Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer appears as the copilot in a rescue p [...]	D
Ernest Gann's novel clearly indicates that the character of Sally McKee has resorted to prostitution [...]	D
Phil Harris was the long time band leader and eventual cast member of the Jack Benny radio show. One [...]	D
Ed and Clara Joseph give their ages as 38 and 33, but players Phil Harris and Ann Doran were actuall [...]	D
Towards the end of the movie, when Robert Stack tells John Wayne to whistle something (because he wo [...]	D
Robert Stack bombarded director William A. Wellman with unrelenting lobbying for the part of John Su [...]	D
Director William Wellman joined the French Foreign Legion, becoming a fighter pilot on 3 December 19 [...]	D
Unavailable for viewing for several decades due to disparate royalty and rights disputes, the film w [...]	D
Once the film soared at the box office, director William Wellman revealed that Joan Crawford, Ida Lu [...]	D
Spencer Tracy was originally cast as Dan Roman. He backed out of the film, however, after hearing se [...]	D
It was essential that Jan Sterling shave her eyebrows in preparation for her climactic scene, and th [...]	D

At the missile testing site, the word "missile" is misspelled "missle" on the sign.	D
When stewardess Spalding was preparing the liquor drinks, a problem with the plane caused a severe v [...]	D
The stewardess inflated the little boy's life jacket by blowing into it, in order not to disturb him [...]	D
As the plane is about to ditch in the ocean, the stewardess instructs the passengers to inflate thei [...]	D
The navigator says he confused knots and miles. Knots are a measure of speed (one nautical mile per [...]	D
Hawaii was a U.S. territory at the time, so no one would have to go through immigration for a flight [...]	D
The flight engineer and the stewardess never put on life jackets even though everyone else on the pl [...]	D
On the departure runway, Johm Wayne transmits "420 ready for take-off" and the plane immediately sta [...]	D
Near the end of the film, Air Traffic Control clears the aircraft to land on "runway 39" This is imp [...]	D
The #1 engine, having been damaged, is hanging down and is thus creating drag on the left side of th [...]	D
On departure from Honolulu the DC-4 has unpainted propeller blades, but on arrival at San Franciso, [...]	D
The sound of the yellow flying bomb is wrong. It is audibly a jet engine, but the flying bomb is act [...]	D
When Dan Roman stumbles from the burning wreckage of an airliner in a flashback sequence, he sees an [...]	D
In the flashback story her husband tells, Clara Joseph falls down some stairs and kicks a waiter's t [...]	D
At approx. time index 1:32, of Mr. Briscoe is helped into a life jacket by the stewardess. Later, at [...]	D
When the luggage is being thrown out the door, the First Officer is shown pushing the door open to c [...]	D
During the flight, when the problems appear, the pilot opens the airplane door so to let the heavy l [...]	D

[first lines] Ben Sneed: Hey fella, ain't you Dan [...]	D
Dan Roman: We're takin' this bird all the way to ' [...]	D
Alsop: She may be put together with paste and flou [...]	D
Ken Childs: Keep talking, please keep talking; I'm [...]	D
Dan Roman: I need a big man. Grab me around the wa [...]	D
Jose Locota: Do like-a she says or no life vest is [...]	D
Ben Sneed: Yep, Dan Roman is one guy who had guts [...]	D
Gonzales: [shipboard radio operator Gonzales is ad [...]	D
[last lines] Tim Garfield: So Long. So long, you [...]	D

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