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A little corny (this was 1953), but Andy Devine changing the settings on his radios and using his authentic DC-2/3 cigarette holder, are worth the price of admission on this movie. The High and the Mighty, which is also being released Aug 2, was made a year later, by the same writer and director, and quite a few of the actors. The rest of the actors included pretty much every male actor working in Hollywood at that time. Even Fess Parker hung up his coonskin cap to be in the movie, and yes, that is Alfalfa. The story is basically about Wayne and his crew being lost after a forced landing in cold reaches of Labrador somewhere, and all their buddies band together in their aircraft to search for them. Ernest Gann fans should note that this movie and The High and the Mighty, were the only novels of his he helped make into movies. A later excellent autobiographical book of his, “Fate is the Hunter”, was also made into a movie, but was Hollywoodized. Gann, it is said, did not like the result. Read the book.
A viewer can watch this movie in several ways. As cinematic entertainment it is somewhat weak as the movie sometimes has a semi-documentary feel. There are moments of philosophizing that slow the pace of the movie down, but sometimes people react to desperate situations by philosophizing, which may be that person’s way of helping themselves. However, there are wonderful scenes of DC-3s flying in formation and at various altitudes, including what appears to be very low level flying. Also, the methodology used by John Wayne’s men to survive after they crash remains as solid today as when this movie was made in 1953.
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Captain Dooley (John Wayne) is flying over Canada when his DC-3 transport develops problems. He lands during the winter in an open area surrounded by trees. Unfortunately for Dooley much of Canada is white with open areas surrounded by trees, and the technology that we take for granted today is decades into the future. Thus, Dooley can only give minimal information about what he sees and where he thought he was.
The movie spends time switching between Dooley and his men and the men searching for Dooley in the air, led by Stutz (Lloyd Nolan) and a cadre of actors. This movie includes a host of famous actors including James Arness (McMullen -just a couple of years away from his first appearance in “Gunsmoke”), Andy Devine (Moon), Hunt (Harry Carey, Jr. - who just had a role in the 2005 movie “Comanche Stallion”), Gainer (Mike Connors, billed as Touch Connors, who would star in “Mannix” in another decade), Miller (Paul Fix, a veteran of nearly 250 movie and tv appearances), Fess Parker as a co-pilot (who would soon make Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone famous all over again), and others too numerous to mention. This movie is worth watching for fans of classic movie stars.
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Dooley allows his men little time to ponder their situation. He rapidly marshals the men to make a shelter and focus on the business of surviving. He also followed the number one rule of survival, staying at the crash site. Very likely the survivors were rescued because they remained with their downed plane. The men also were careful how they used their remaining power to try and help their rescuers locate them.
There are numerous excellent scenes of the rescuers trying to decide when and how to go find their downed friends, and even better scenes of them flying through clouds into uncertain terrain, with navigation equipment and knowledge of the area that we would consider primitive today. For fans of the DC-3/C-47 this movie is a treasure trove. There are numerous interior and exterior shots of the plane, and the reality of operating the plane in sub-arctic weather is well-documented as the men face iced windows and wings and the frigid temperatures of the interior of the plane.
The search for the men on the ground is the highlight of the movie, and though the narration by director William A. Wellman, whose landmark movie “Wings” is famous for winning the first Academy Award, is sometimes intrusive, Wellman directed the film well.
Critics often lampoon John Wayne for his macho characters, but in this movie he does an excellent job as a real person in a bad situation, reacting in a way more like an average person might react. I find the character of Dooley well-acted and believable. However, look for another Wayne aerial movie, “The High and the Mighty,” which is even better and received a number of Academy Award nominations.
This movie was restored prior to its release, and the black and white images are outstanding. While I am reluctant to recommend this film for entertainment value, fans of aviation movies, airplanes, the DC-3/C-47, John Wayne, character actors in general, and survival movies will find this movie at least interesting and hopefully enjoyable, as I did.
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